Cognomen אוטה (Ute 
, Uta 
, Ota ) , across the world, is a common surname. The surname אוטה is characteristic of Romania, where it is quite a common surname, Japan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Georgia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Japan, and Romania. More prevalently, אוטה is the forename as well as the last name.