Otalora

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/otaloɾa/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Otalora is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Colombia than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • COColombia≈1 in 6.3K(inferred from the name graph)
  • ESSpain1 in 55K
  • ARArgentina1 in 75K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Colombia (inferred from the name graph)

≈7,800 people, est.

Sources
117 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 6.3K (inferred from the name graph)

Colombia, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Otalora counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Otalora is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CO Colombia#488≈7,800 est.≈1 in 6.3K3Otalora108
BO Bolivia#545≈1,400 est.≈1 in 8.2K—Otalora24
ES Spain—9061 in 55K906Otalora71
AR Argentina—6101 in 75K610Otalora32
VE Venezuela—≈350 est.≈1 in 83K—Otalora15

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: the co-datosgov-candidates register; RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Otalora is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Spain, United States

    Also written Otálora

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Otálora

  • a separate surname6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Spain

    Also written Otálora

  • Polish name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Otálora

  • Hungarian name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Ótalora, Otálora

  • a separate name7 spellings in the group

    Also written Otálora

  • Italian surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Spain

    Also written Otálora

21 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalEstimado/a Otalora,Dear Otalora, (English)
InformalEstimado/a Otalora,Hello, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 16 sources across 11 countries.

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Otalora?
A machine transcription gives /otaloɾa/ (IPA) for Spanish.
In which country does Otalora have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 7.8 thousand people named Otalora in Colombia, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled otalora.
How common is the name Otalora?
In Spain, the national register counted 906 people named Otalora, about 1 in 55 thousand residents.
How common is Otalora compared with other names?
In Colombia, Otalora is the 488th most common surname of 144,306 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Otalora” — the 488th most common surname in Colombia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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