Oerther Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Oerther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oerther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Germany861:936,11065,790
France611:1,088,897118,069
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Oerther Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oerther is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oerther? popularity and diffusion

Oerther is the 807,857th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Oerther live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Oerther is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 1,887,807. In The United States Oerther is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 50 percent are found, Michigan, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and France, where 18 percent are found.

Oerther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oerther has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oerther surname grew 640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oerther Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oerther last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the party.

Oerther earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $52,011 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oerter921,154/
Orther9234/
Erther927/
Hoerter86667/
Herther86355/
Horther8659/
Earther863/
Goerter862/
Orthier861/
Oertter861/
Oertier860/
Erter83318/
Oerte831/
Howerter80567/
Haerther8085/
Hearther8019/
Gaerther804/
Houerter804/
Herthier801/
Goertter800/
Herter778,872/
Arther77713/
Ertter77221/
Yerter778/
Aerter774/
Urther774/
Goerte774/
Oertez772/
Hoerte771/
Oertet771/
Oertte770/
Eartheart7511/
Oerterová751/
Haerter71613/
Hertter71155/
Hertier71104/
Horteur7195/
Aurther7152/
Gaerthe7150/
Hurther7148/
Gurther7131/
Heerter7116/
Harther7112/
Haerthe7112/
Härther717/
Gaerter712/
Hortehr712/
Goertte711/
Artherr711/
Arthier711/
Artther710/
Aarther710/
Urthert710/
Heurteur67173/
Haertter6778/
Haerdter6718/
Ortir6712/
Ertir677/
Heuerter674/
Hoerteis674/
Aerte673/
Hurthere673/
Heerdter671/
Oerti671/

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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 Oerther
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