Ottosson Surname

60,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ottosson Surname User-submission:

Ottosson is a Swedish surname, meaning 'son of Otto'.

Ottosson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7,8041:1,262109
Denmark1101:51,3165,275
Norway1091:47,1776,760
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Finland371:148,56013,684
Australia311:870,82953,581
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
England141:3,979,861125,553
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Ottósson (129) are calculated separately.

Ottosson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ottosson is a Swedish surname, meaning 'son of Otto'.

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Ottosson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ottosson is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Ottósson. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottosson? popularity and diffusion

Ottosson is the 60,575th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 876,434 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Ottosson live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 7,804 people, or 1 in 1,262. In Sweden Ottosson is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent reside, Skåne County, where 15 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Sweden it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Ottosson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ottosson last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ottosson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning 354,039 kr per year and in United States they earn 42.93% more than the national average, earning $61,673 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottósson96129/
Ottoson931,031/
Ottesson8827/
Ottossen8819/
Ottossan881/
Otoson864/
Ottosen804,007/
Hotoson8028/
Ottozon8012/
Othoson806/
Ottóson804/
Ottason803/
Ottosun803/
Attoson802/
Gotoson801/
Attossan7516/
Ottahson7512/
Ottessen758/
Ottochon752/
Atossong751/
Otoisong751/
Hotteson750/
Otuson7197/
Otosen7126/
Atoson714/
Otthasong712/
Attoussan711/
Etoson711/
Outoussan711/
Otason710/
Oteson710/
Ottesen676,316/
Oztosun6712/
Othozon675/
Otochon672/
Otoshan671/
Oiteson671/
Attosen671/
Hotosan671/
Otehson671/
Othason671/
Othuson671/
Odtosan671/
Atoshon671/
Atooson671/
Attason671/
Attoussane671/
Attoussoum671/
Othosen670/
Otudson670/

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