Ottosen Surname

115,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Ottosen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ottosen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2,6011:2,170159
United States6501:557,62945,979
Norway4341:11,8491,337
Canada971:379,85133,859
Greenland771:732124
Australia331:818,05251,601
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Faroe Islands141:3,500388
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ottosen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ottosen is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ottosen.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottosen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 115,265th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,818,704 people. The last name Ottosen occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Ottosen reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Ottosen is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 2,601 people, or 1 in 2,170. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 27 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 21 percent reside. Other than Denmark this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Norway, where 11 percent reside.

Ottosen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ottosen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ottosen last name rose 7,222 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ottosen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ottosen surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Ottosen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning 316,125 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $46,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $52,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottossen9319/
Otosen9226/
Ottesen866,316/
Ottoson861,031/
Attosen861/
Othosen860/
Otton831,537/
Ottosson808,315/
Ottessen808/
Otthasen804/
Ottossan801/
Otthon772,379/
Ottone772,263/
Hotton771,614/
Ottong77583/
Otosin77106/
Gotton7716/
Ootton7712/
Outton778/
Atosen775/
Otoson774/
Uotton773/
Oitton771/
Ottoon771/
Ottoñe771/
Othton771/
Ottohn771/
Gotthusen758/
Hotthusen751/
Oton737,975/
Otthong7178/
Utotsen7174/
Hottong7161/
Ototeng7155/
Hotoson7128/
Hootton7116/
Uttasen7115/
Ottozon7112/
Hotesen7111/
Ottonne719/
Othoson716/
Outtone716/
Ottóson714/
Houtton713/
Ottason713/
Otushen713/
Attasen713/
Attoson712/
Otoshan711/
Otoshin711/
Outhton711/
Gootton711/
Hotosan711/
Gotoson711/
Oetusen711/
Hotthausen711/
Ottoine711/
Outtoun711/
Odtosan711/
Goutton711/
Ettesen711/
Osttone711/
Uottong711/
Hottohn711/
Attesen710/
Hottoon710/
Hotaten710/
Otong675,278/
Otgon673,770/
Othon672,079/
Atton671,780/
Outon671,170/
Otone67724/
Odton67377/
Ottan67364/
Hattesen67220/
Goton67196/
Hoton67164/
Ooton67154/
Ottósson67129/
Oston67109/
D'Ottone6768/
Ohton6743/
Ottom6742/
Ottesson6727/
Oiton6718/
Othuseng6717/
Attossan6716/
Ottahson6712/
Houthton6711/
Otoun676/
Hotthong675/
Otond674/
Ototn674/
Hodtasen674/
Otoñe673/
Hottagen672/
Ottochon672/
Ottón672/
Atthasen672/
Ottonova671/
Ottochin671/
Otoisong671/
Otoin671/
Otthagen671/
Oyton671/
Outthong671/
Otthasin671/
Auttasen671/
Hotteson670/
Otoon670/

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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 Ottosen
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