Ottey Surname

198,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ottey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ottey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8411:430,98637,180
Jamaica5931:4,840648
England3261:170,91415,706
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Canada521:708,56956,910
Panama411:95,4213,699
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Ottey (28) may also be a first name.

Ottey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ottey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 198,981st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,470,260 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Ottey reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ottey is also the 1,994,417th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 841 people, or 1 in 430,986. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 28 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Ottey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ottey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 876 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 276 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ottey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ottey surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ottey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $43,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $49,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottoey9127/
Gottey916/
Hottey911/
Otte8932,706/
Otey893,572/
Otty89649/
Gouttey832/
Hosttey830/
Otter809,281/
Gotte805,125/
Hotte803,744/
Attey801,431/
Oteyo80684/
Ottay80601/
Gotty80538/
Ottoy80483/
Otteh80386/
Ettey80346/
Ottes80239/
Oteyi80186/
Ottie80183/
Oette80130/
Ottet80101/
Hotty8062/
Oteya8057/
Ottea8048/
Ottep8044/
Ottøy8041/
Gotey8021/
Oteyu8015/
Othey8013/
Hotey8012/
Ottue8012/
Ostey8011/
Outey807/
Oteye806/
Outte806/
Ootty805/
O'Tey805/
Ottee804/
Ottez804/
Oteyh803/
Uttey802/
Ottoe802/
Otiey802/
Oetty801/
Oitte801/
Ottye801/
Otthy801/
Ottae800/
Oetey800/
Ote755,896/
Oty75422/
Atteya738,109/
Hotter732,160/
Goutte731,575/
Hottes73509/
Goitte73434/
Hettey73419/
Hoette73283/
Hottie73250/
Atteye73185/
Hattey73166/
Goutey73148/
Gattey73116/
Gothey73107/
Outhey7374/
Otterå7365/
Houtte7356/
Atthey7350/
Goteya7339/
Outtes7336/
Gottie7334/
Huotte7333/
Hostey7324/
Ottych7317/
Goytte7314/
Hottez7312/
Gotteh7310/
Hoteyi7310/
Gottee739/
Ottoya738/
Hothey738/
Gottay736/
Outtoe735/
Gottea735/
Attiey735/
Gottge735/
Gootty734/
Guttey734/
Gottae733/
Outter733/
Hottee732/
Ettehy732/
Houtey732/
Hottay732/
Oittoe731/
Oettie731/
Ottech731/
Ottets731/
Otthei731/
Hottoe731/
Hoytte731/
Hootte731/
Eoutte731/
Godtte731/
Etteye731/
Etteyo731/
Hottys731/
Hoitte731/
Ottoyi731/
Oustey731/
Goitty731/
Atteyo731/
Ottoyo731/
Otoeye731/
Ohttez731/
Goytey731/
Hottep731/
Huttey730/
Osteye730/
Ostter730/
Hostty730/
Outtue730/
Gotthe730/
Goutty730/
Hootey730/
Gote6714,049/
Atte6710,628/
Ette678,068/
Otti677,171/
Otta675,155/
Oteh674,984/
Hote672,836/
Atty672,684/
Otay672,110/
Atteyeh671,683/
Oste671,234/
Otei671,200/
Otie67831/
Otea67747/
Otee67715/
Atey67553/
Otue67480/
Oter67419/
Otet67410/
Othe67394/
Otoy67339/
Atteyah67299/
Otat67250/
Oteu67235/
Oite67225/
Otye67214/
Etey67203/
Oted67191/
Utte67170/
Otes67141/
Otoe67138/
Oute67137/
Otit67117/
Goty67108/
Outy67106/
Hoty6791/
Otyś6776/
Otep6769/
Osteyee6746/
Otté6742/
Hottowe6735/
Utty6735/
Oete6734/
Otge6734/
Otae6732/
Ooty6732/
Oote6729/
Othy6725/
Ottoweß6724/
Utey6722/
Otteová6721/
Attahey6718/
Gouttay6711/
Gotheye679/
Atteyih676/
Hottepp674/
Otyy674/
Otje674/
Hostter673/
Ohte673/
Oity673/
Otyi673/
Otyp673/
Outtiya673/
Gottiya672/
Otyo672/
Ottehed672/
Otej672/
Atteyat672/
Houteye671/
Gottoie671/
Gouthty671/
Otez671/
Otuy671/
Ottê671/
Ozte671/
Odte671/
Gouthey671/
Atteyou671/
Gutteye671/
Ojte671/
Otjt671/
Otyz671/
Atteeya671/
Goteyee671/
Gouttie671/
Gouttee670/
Goottee670/
Goittie670/
Houtter670/
Hauttey670/
Hotther670/

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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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  • 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 Ottey
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