Oton Surname
Approximately 7,975 people bear this surname
Oton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,631 | 1:31,458 | 2,623 |
| Philippines | 838 | 1:120,809 | 20,804 |
| Spain | 737 | 1:63,436 | 5,732 |
| Uganda | 189 | 1:206,557 | 16,372 |
| Indonesia | 139 | 1:951,433 | 70,299 |
| France | 115 | 1:577,589 | 77,507 |
| Uruguay | 71 | 1:48,335 | 5,418 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Otón (32) are calculated separately.
Oton (4,405) may also be a first name.
Oton Demographics
Average Oton Salary in
United States
$26,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oton (Russian: Отон) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Otón. Click here for further potential spellings of Oton.
How Common Is The Last Name Oton? popularity and diffusion
Oton is the 62,889th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 913,799 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Oton live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oton is also the 103,905th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 4,405 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,631 people, or 1 in 31,458. In Nigeria Oton is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 79 percent are found, Cross River, where 6 percent are found and Rivers, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Oton occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 11 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.
Oton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Oton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oton surname increased 689 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Oton Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Oton earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 37.77% less than the national average, earning $26,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $46,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oton in the Russian language | ||
| Отон | oton | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oton
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