Otović Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Otović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro4321:1,480292
Serbia4051:17,6422,054
North Macedonia131:161,65211,967
Kosovo111:169,2616,833
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Otovic (101) & Otovič (2) are calculated separately.

Otović Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Otović Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Otović is more frequently found in Montenegro than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Otovic or Otovič. Click here to see other potential spellings of Otović.

How Common Is The Last Name Otović? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otović is the 403,243rd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Otović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Montenegro, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 1,480. In Montenegro it is mostly concentrated in: Podgorica Capital City, where 47 percent are found, Tuzi Municipality, where 25 percent are found and Berane Municipality, where 24 percent are found. Not including Montenegro this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 47 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otovic94101/
Otovič942/
Ostović92502/
Hotović92184/
Gotović928/
Ojtović922/
Etović8338/
Atović8319/
Utović8311/
Otoviz831/
Gutović77623/
Otovicz77106/
Uštović7744/
Hutović7726/
Đutović7725/
Hotovic7714/
Otoviez7710/
Otovits779/
Ostovič775/
Otovitz772/
Ustović771/
Otoveiz771/
Otovics771/
Hatović771/
Ottovich71106/
Ahatović7193/
Ostovitz7158/
Gotovich7144/
Ostovits7121/
Ottovicz711/
Gotovits711/
Ottovitz711/
Hotovitz710/
Osztovits67112/
Otobic6723/
Gotovitch6713/
Atovic6711/
Atovič675/
Utovic671/
Hostovits671/
Atević671/
Otavic671/

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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 Otović
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