Meaning of the nameOto
- Male
- Germanic origin
- O-to
Oto is a spelling of the name Otto, which means “wealth, fortune”.
Meaning
“wealth, fortune”
Meaning of the name Otto, of which Oto is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Otto · Behind the Name: Otto
- People (2022)
- 2,020
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,078
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,896
- people
Oto in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Oto, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (381 people).
0 women 2,006 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Oto is most common
States with the highest share of people named Oto in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 325 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 239 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 219 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 188 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 154 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 149 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 101 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 56 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Oto
It has a single T; Wiktionary records it as a spelling taken from German Otto.
About the name Otto
Behind the Name describes Otto as a late German form of Audo, linked to the Germanic elements aud and ot, both meaning 'wealth' or 'fortune'. Wiktionary records Otto in Portuguese as a variant of Oto, a spelling taken from German, and gives German Otto as a short form of Germanic names beginning with ōt, from Proto-Germanic audaz. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,344 people named Otto, with a median age of 5, and 2,020 named Oto; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. Both are almost always male.
Other spellings of Otto
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Otto | 8,344 |
| Oto | 2,020 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Otto · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Oto · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Otto · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Oto
What does the name Oto mean?
Oto means “wealth, fortune”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Otto, of which Oto is a spelling.
How many people are named Oto in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,020 people with the first name Oto, which ranks it number 5,078 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Oto a boy's or a girl's name?
Oto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,006 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Oto?
Oto is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Oto most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Oto (154 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Oto?
Otto. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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