Ottavainen Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Ottavainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ottavainen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland751:73,2898,104
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ottavainen Last Name Facts

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

Ottavainen is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottavainen? popularity and diffusion

Ottavainen is the 2,061,309th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ottavainen are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 73,289. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 33 percent live, Päijänne Tavastia, where 15 percent live and Central Finland, where 12 percent live. Aside from Finland this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottovainen901/
Ottavinani802/
Ottavianini7611/
Atabinen67202/
Ottavianoni6747/
Etavanan671/

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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 Ottavainen
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