Otvos Surname

248,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Otvos Surname User-submission:

Comes from the name of a goldsmith. They made machined metal, nice jewelry, brooches or even small figurines. This surname has declined.

Otvos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,2551:15,9982,061
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Canada391:944,75971,777
Hungary291:338,49224,545
England181:3,095,448105,421
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Otvoș (1), Otvoš (1) & Otvoş (1) are calculated separately.

Otvos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the name of a goldsmith. They made machined metal, nice jewelry, brooches or even small figurines. This surname has declined.

- csencse

Otvos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otvos occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Otvoș, Otvoš or Otvoş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otvos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 248,726th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,563,272 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Otvos reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 1,255 people, or 1 in 15,998. In Romania Otvos is most numerous in: Mureș County, where 24 percent reside, Brașov County, where 17 percent reside and Cluj County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Romania this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Otvos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Otvos surname are 1.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.92% registered with the party.

The amount Otvos earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $44,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.91% more than the national average, earning $58,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otvoș931/
Otvoš931/
Otvoş931/
Otvost912/
Ovos8912/
Otvo891/
Otvas80140/
Hovos8022/
Ovoss805/
Ovost802/
Ovois802/
Ovods802/
Govos802/
Ouvos802/
Atvos801/
Ovose801/
Osvos801/
Otvoh800/
Otvosova774/
Otvosová773/
Ovo752,695/
Ovuose7323/
Gouvos734/
Eutvos733/
Hovous731/
Etvous731/
Ovosse731/
Gotvas731/
Govo671,915/
Ovod671,818/
Ovoh671,377/
Hovo67990/
Obos67608/
Oivo67370/
Ohvo67341/
Ovas67259/
Ovoi67222/
Otbo67134/
Ovuo6790/
Ovoa6754/
Ovou6745/
Avos6738/
Owos6731/
Otva6719/
Ouvo6718/
Ovox677/
Ovoy673/
Ovgo672/
Atvo671/
Hovosst671/
Ovoo671/
Atvoosh671/
Ovoz671/
Oovo671/
Ovho670/
Gotbois670/

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