Ottoway Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Ottoway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ottoway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Australia391:692,19746,687
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Ottoway (39) may also be a first name.

Ottoway Last Name Facts

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

Ottoway occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottoway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Ottoway reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ottoway is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name in the world It is held by 39 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 17 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Ottoway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ottoway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ottoway surname fell 14 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ottoway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ottoway last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Ottoway earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning R 229,896 per year and in United States they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $48,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottowa9270/
Otoway920/
Ottaway862,953/
Hottowy8630/
Ottovay867/
Othoway863/
Gottowy861/
Attoway860/
Otteway860/
Otowa831,177/
Hattoway804/
Hotteway802/
Attouway801/
Gattoway800/
Othowa77689/
Ottavy77489/
Ottawa77462/
Hotowa77167/
Hotowy77111/
Gotowy7769/
Otuowa7754/
Ottova7753/
Atoway7728/
Attowa7714/
Ottawy778/
Otaway772/
Ottuwa771/
Ottaby770/
Attaway715,255/
Othowaa71195/
Hottovy71177/
Hottowe7135/
Hatoway7130/
Outouwa7127/
Ottoweß7124/
Attouwa7117/
Gottova715/
Ottouba714/
Gotowai714/
Ottawah714/
Otuowye713/
Ottoeva713/
Hottowá712/
Otuwaya711/
Autoway711/
Hattowa711/
Gottawa711/
Hottavy711/
Outtawa711/
Attowad711/
Atteway710/
Oitaway710/
Ottabay710/
Otawa673,910/
Hattaway672,468/
Etowa671,189/
Otoba67437/
Atowa67352/
Otova67218/
Otaby67199/
Otewa67187/
Otuwa67141/
Otowe6754/
Utowa6743/
Hathoway6737/
Gotovaya6720/
Attawaya676/
Atthaway672/
Otuowaji672/
Hottowit671/
Hatteway671/
Hotowacz671/
Ottowess671/
Gattaway671/
Attawaye671/
Ottowich671/
Hothaway670/
Hotheway670/

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