Otsu Surname

14,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Otsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan36,5231:3,500589
Nigeria6011:294,74716,538
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
Peru371:859,03017,841
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England81:6,964,757184,742
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Otsu (3,326) may also be a first name.

Otsu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otsu is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Otsu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otsu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,797th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 193,581 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Otsu live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Otsu is also the 123,874th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 3,326 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 36,523 people, or 1 in 3,500. In Japan Otsu is mostly found in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Ibaraki Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Otsu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Otsu last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Otsu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 40.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,216 per year; in United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $46,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotsu89937/
Otsui89564/
Otsus89216/
Ohtsu89194/
Otsup8985/
Otsou8977/
Oitsu8930/
Hotsu8922/
Otsuz8912/
Otshu894/
Otsuh892/
Uotsu891/
Otsiu891/
Osu8610,471/
Oitsus8014/
Hotsup8010/
Gotsou804/
Hotsou804/
Otsujz802/
Oytsus801/
Goitsu801/
Atsu7527,900/
Gosu754,510/
Utsu754,133/
Hosu754,121/
Etsu751,764/
Otçu751,446/
Ossu75608/
Osuh75409/
Osou75328/
Oisu75288/
Oshu75280/
Ousu75261/
Uosu75192/
Osuu75189/
Osup7568/
Osau7542/
Oosu7538/
Osut7536/
Oseu7534/
Odsu7531/
Osuz7530/
Osiu7529/
Ozsu7528/
Oysu7516/
Osui7514/
Osud7513/
Osus7511/
Otcu7510/
Osju7510/
Osuj758/
Ohsu757/
Ocsu755/
Otzu754/
Osuy752/
Osgu752/
Șosu751/
Osux751/
Otju751/
Goutsou7352/
Hotzshu731/
Houtsou731/
Goshu6727,474/
Osuch677,080/
Atsou675,589/
Gutsu673,110/
Ossou671,135/
Hatsu671,105/
Hutsu671,063/
Hossu671,057/
Utsui67464/
Atsui67337/
Gosau67328/
Gousu67256/
Utshu67118/
Gozsu67108/
Osoud6791/
Goosu6789/
Oysuz6788/
Hoszu6763/
Etshu6755/
Atsuz6748/
Housu6741/
Osust6736/
Hoshu6727/
Atsup6723/
Ousou6721/
Ossau6720/
Ozsus6720/
Osuha6718/
Goysu6718/
Ozsut6716/
Atsus6715/
Godsu6714/
Hosui6713/
Gatsu6713/
Osseu6712/
Ossui6711/
Oshui6711/
Oussu6710/
Osuij6710/
Hoseu6710/
Atseu679/
Gossu678/
Ousup678/
Oshus677/
Atsut677/
Hosou676/
Hosup676/
Atsuu676/
Uosuu676/
Oszup676/
Osoup675/
Otchu674/
Osohu674/
Utsuu674/
Osahu674/
Hotcu674/
Șosiu674/
Hetsu674/
Odsup674/
Hosus673/
Osaud673/
Gottshau673/
Athsu673/
Osheu673/
O'Shu673/
Hosuh672/
Ousut672/
Gosou672/
Atshu672/
Oisou672/
Oezsu672/
Oosuh672/
Osssu671/
Oshau671/
Oodsu671/
Hosud671/
Hosuy671/
Gosuu671/
Utseu671/
Utsuh671/
Huosu671/
Osuua671/
Osujı671/
Utsus671/
Atsau671/
Oshou671/
Gosuh671/
Oshuu671/
Houtssou671/
Hoşsu671/
Ooshu671/
Ossut671/
Oysou671/
Ohshu671/
Oisau671/
Utsiu671/
Etsui671/
Ousui671/
Ousus671/
Ossus671/
Atsiu671/
Ustsu671/
Oushu671/
Oxsuh671/
Oshux671/
Oysui671/
Ohsou671/
Etsuj671/
Hosau671/
Hosiu671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otsu
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