Ottawa Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Ottawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ottawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1911:192,90918,967
Poland811:469,24447,315
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Kenya501:923,59833,552
Austria371:230,14727,778
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
France81:8,302,840321,660
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Wales41:773,63329,106
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ottawa (64) may also be a first name.

Ottawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ottawa (Arabic: اوتوا) occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 653,013th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Ottawa are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 64 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 192,909. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 87 percent are found, Manitoba, where 10 percent are found and Ontario, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Ottawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ottawa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ottawa earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.36% less than the national average, earning $39,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottaway922,953/
Ottawah924/
Outtawa921/
Gottawa921/
Otawa913,910/
Othawa83294/
Attawa83232/
Ottowa8370/
Ottava8326/
Ottawy838/
Otawat837/
Otauwa833/
Otahwa833/
Otaway832/
Ostawa832/
Outawa832/
Otawah832/
Ohtawa831/
Attaway775,255/
Ottoway77158/
Uttawat7717/
Attawah776/
Ottaiwi773/
Ottaeva772/
Hattawa772/
Attawas772/
Hoitawa772/
Hoetawa771/
Attawad771/
Attawai771/
Othawaa771/
Gattawa771/
Othawai771/
Atthawa771/
Otteway770/
Oitaway770/
Ottabay770/
Otowa731,177/
Atawa731,029/
Otaba73923/
Otava73539/
Etawa73287/
Otewa73187/
Utawa7325/
Otawo738/
Otawe734/
Otawi734/
Hattaway712,468/
Attawaya716/
Ostaiwaz714/
Auttawat713/
Atthawat713/
Atthaway712/
Hotteway712/
Hattawah712/
Ottavath711/
Hattawau711/
Othawach711/
Gattaway711/
Attawach711/
Hothaway710/
Otaeva674,083/
Ottavi671,951/
Attaba671,175/
Attawi67756/
Othowa67689/
Ottavy67489/
Otaiba67462/
Hotowa67167/
Ataewa67144/
Hutawa67104/
Ottabi67104/
Ottavo6790/
Ottavj6778/
Otteva6766/
Otuowa6754/
Ottova6753/
Atawah6750/
Otabai6749/
Ottáva6728/
Otawho6725/
Hatawa6724/
Otahwo6722/
Atawai6721/
Athawa6719/
Hotaba6717/
Ataway6714/
Attowa6714/
Attava6713/
Otasua6710/
Attawe6710/
Attawy677/
Utawad675/
Utahwa674/
Outava674/
Othawy674/
Hotewa674/
Hatthaway673/
Otavea673/
Hetawa673/
Otaiwo673/
Ethawa673/
Attewa673/
Autawa673/
Ustawa672/
Atawad672/
Otaiwi672/
Oitava672/
Etaway671/
Gotawi671/
Utawat671/
Uutawa671/
Ostawe671/
Otewah671/
Otaaba671/
Otabay671/
Outewa671/
Oitaba671/
Ehtawa671/
Ettawo671/
Attawo671/
Ataywa671/
Hotawe671/
Etaywa671/
Othawi671/
Auttaweat671/
Hattaaway670/
Ottaby670/
Otoway670/

Ottawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ottawa in the Arabic language
اوتواawtwa-

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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
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  • 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 Ottawa
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