Ottum Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ottum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ottum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4501:805,46462,023
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ottum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ottum (Russian: Оттум) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ottum is the 624,505th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname Ottum occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ottum live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 805,464. In The United States Ottum is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 36 percent live, Minnesota, where 13 percent live and Oregon, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Ottum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ottum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ottum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ottum surname are 2.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Ottum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.46% less than the national average, earning 167,976 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $46,880 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hottum91162/
Gottum917/
Outtum911/
Otum891,220/
Houttum831/
Gotthum831/
Hoettum830/
Ottun80947/
Otoum80754/
Otume80100/
Othum8063/
Ottom8042/
Gotum8017/
Attum8014/
Ettum8011/
Oztum807/
Hotum805/
Ostum801/
Uttum801/
Gouttoum771/
Outthoum771/
Attoum73972/
Gattum73193/
Utthum73177/
Hattum73167/
Houtum73117/
Hothum7346/
Hettum7336/
Guttum7321/
Ottung7318/
Otoume736/
Gothum735/
Othoum735/
Goutum733/
Hottun733/
Ettoum733/
Otutim732/
Gotoum732/
Hotume732/
Hottom731/
Gotaum731/
Hoteum731/
Gohtum731/
Oustum731/
Ostume731/
Gotumm731/
Outume731/
Outtom730/
Huttum730/
Otun673,663/
Otom673,016/
Atum672,298/
Etum671,507/
Utum671,232/
Outoume6766/
Hattoum6746/
Hottung6722/
Gatthum6714/
Ötum679/
Attoume679/
Ottunne673/
Autthum673/
Goutoum672/
Gattoum671/
Outtoun671/
Gouthum671/
Gottaun671/

Ottum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ottum in the Russian language
Оттумottum-

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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 Ottum
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