Ötvös Surname

138,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Ötvös Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ötvös Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,0991:3,168365
Romania801:250,97323,655
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Austria121:709,62061,025
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Otvös (4), Ötvöš (1), Otvos (1,597), Őtvős (1), Otvoş (1), Otvoš (1) & Otvoș (1) are calculated separately.

Ötvös Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ötvös is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Otvös, Ötvöš, Otvos, Őtvős, Otvoş, Otvoš or Otvoș. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ötvös? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,137th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,249,243 people. Ötvös is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ötvös reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 3,099 people, or 1 in 3,168. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 14 percent are found, Csongrád County, where 14 percent are found and Pest County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Hungary Ötvös occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otvös934/
Ötvöš931/
Eötvös91223/
Ötvösi9110/
Otvos871,597/
Őtvős871/
Ötves8061/
Otvoş801/
Otvoš801/
Otvoș801/
Ötvösová7719/
Eötvöš737/
Oetvös731/
Atvs671/
Ötvöšová625/

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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 Ötvös
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