Otvös Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Otvös Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otvös Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Ötvös (3,240), Otvos (1,597), Otvoş (1), Otvoš (1), Ötvöš (1), Otvoș (1) & Őtvős (1) are calculated separately.

Otvös Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otvös is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Ötvös, Otvos, Otvoş, Otvoš, Ötvöš, Otvoș or Őtvős. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otvös? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Otvös live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,668,225. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Košice Region, where 50 percent live and Trnava Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Slovakia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and Hungary, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ötvös933,240/
Otvos931,597/
Oetvös911/
Otvoş871/
Otvoš871/
Ötvöš871/
Otvoș871/
Őtvős871/
Otves80169/
Otvas80140/
Otvis801/
Otvösová772/
Eötvös73223/
Eotvos7366/
Ötvösi7310/
Otvosi732/
Otavis731/
Otovis731/
Ottavis6796/
Odvs672/
Otfs672/
Otavius672/
Otavios671/
Otaives671/
Atvs671/
Outavis671/
Otevesa670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Otvös
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