Lottering Surname

31,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lottering Surname Definition:

Term of affection for Lotter (q.v.) in Old Dutch. Also Lotrie.

Lottering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa16,6471:3,255431
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
England921:605,63136,119
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
Namibia531:45,4605,805
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Australia371:729,61448,196
United States301:12,081,964463,456
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Löttering (3) are calculated separately.

Lottering (19) may also be a first name.

Lottering Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Term of affection for Lotter (q.v.) in Old Dutch. Also Lotrie.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Lottering Last Name Facts

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

Lottering is found most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant: Löttering. For other possible spellings of Lottering click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lottering? popularity and diffusion

Lottering is the 31,073rd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 423,966 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lottering live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 16,647 people, or 1 in 3,255. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 30 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 19 percent are found. Besides South Africa it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Lottering Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lottering has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lottering surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lottering Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lottering are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lottering earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning R 237,576 per year and in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

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