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 last name Ottum (Russian: Оттум) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ottum is the 624,505th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ottum reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Ottum is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 805,464. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 36 percent reside, Minnesota, where 13 percent reside and Oregon, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ottum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ottum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ottum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ottum last name are 2.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.74% registered to vote for the 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
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  • 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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