Kötter Surname

89,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kötter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kötter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3211:15,1301,990
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kotter (2,451) are calculated separately.

Kötter Last Name Facts

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

Kötter occurs most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kotter. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kötter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,295th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,356,075 people. The last name Kötter is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kötter are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 5,321 people, or 1 in 15,130. In Germany Kötter is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Germany Kötter is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotter942,451/
Köter9147/
Ketter835,385/
Köther831,487/
Katter831,107/
Ködter8310/
Khatter772,012/
Koetter771,281/
Kottier77230/
Khetter7761/
Kattier7737/
Keutter779/
Khotter774/
Katther772/
Kettter771/
Katterr771/
Keetter771/
Kahtter771/
Ketterr771/
Kettier771/
Kotther771/
Kaetter770/
Keter7321,275/
Kater737,220/
Koter731,174/
Käter73124/
Khater6782,657/
Cotter6732,044/
Keeter673,062/
Kather673,013/
Keuter672,448/
Catter671,048/
Kother67746/
Katier67243/
Kahter67175/
Kuiter67160/
Kaeter67151/
Kattir67149/
Koeter67143/
Käther67125/
Kohter6771/
Kateer6737/
Kether6728/
Kheter6715/
Koëter6710/
Kaater678/
Kadter678/
Kottir677/
Kehter677/
Khoter675/
Katear672/
Kateir672/
Kettir672/
Qatter671/
Kodter671/

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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
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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 Kötter
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