Ottow Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ottow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ottow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3441:234,02725,880
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Denmark651:86,8428,367
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ottow (159) may also be a first name.

Ottow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ottow occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 440,082nd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. Ottow is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Ottow are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 727,628th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 159 people.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 234,027. In Germany Ottow is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and The Netherlands, where 11 percent live.

Ottow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ottow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,662 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ottow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ottow are 9.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.81% registered to vote for the political party.

Ottow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $41,037 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottowa9170/
Hottow914/
Othtow911/
Otow8918/
Hottowe8335/
Othow802,057/
Otowa801,177/
Ottov8073/
Gotow8056/
Ostow8056/
Otowe8054/
Ottob8041/
Attow8019/
Hotow8016/
Outow805/
Otuow803/
Otouw801/
Ottaw801/
Ettow800/
Othowa73689/
Hotowa73167/
Ottova7353/
Atthow7350/
Hothow7319/
Attowe7319/
Hottob7315/
Attowa7314/
Hattow7310/
Huttow735/
Gattow734/
Ostows732/
Oustow731/
Gottof731/
Outtaw731/
Ottoev731/
Hootow730/
Ottoff730/
Hostow730/
Otov67182/
Atthowe67112/
Etow6780/
Otaw6752/
Otob6738/
Gotthof6717/
Utow6715/
Otthoff678/
Otuw677/
Atow676/
Gottova675/
Hoystow671/
Hattowa671/
Gottoff671/
Hottoff670/
Houstow670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ottow
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