Kotterer Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kotterer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotterer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
France161:4,151,420237,746
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Kötterer (11) are calculated separately.

Kotterer Last Name Facts

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

Kotterer occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kötterer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotterer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,118,459th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Kotterer occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kotterer live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 731,868. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 45 percent live, Bavaria, where 33 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 22 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 31 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Kotterer Last Name Statistics demography

Kotterer earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 181.49% more than the national average, earning $121,458 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Kotterer
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