Oetken Surname

186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oetken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oetken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4581:55,2167,164
United States8071:449,14438,490
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Oetken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oetken occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oetken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 186,108th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,201,909 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Oetken reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,458 people, or 1 in 55,216. In Germany Oetken is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found and Hamburg, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

Oetken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oetken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oetken surname rose 2,783 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oetken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oetken are 26.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.92% being registered with the political party.

Oetken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $45,395 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goetken9236/
Oetcken921/
Otken91191/
Etken91147/
Goedtken863/
Yetken83162/
Eytken832/
Eitken832/
Oetkin832/
Ottken831/
Odtken831/
Outken831/
Goedken77608/
Oetking7719/
Goetkin776/
Etkin731,000/
Ötken73719/
Otkin73137/
Atken7354/
Utken7334/
Etkyn7313/
Otkyn736/
Edken734/
Odken732/
Oytkn731/
Oettchen7120/
Oettking715/
O'Aitken711/
Aitken6736,514/
Yetkin6713,818/
Ettkin6728/
Ootkin6712/
Outkin679/
Attken674/
Hotkyn673/
Hetkin672/
Hetkyn672/
Atkeen671/
Etquen671/
Hotkin671/
Houetchen671/
Eitcen670/
Outcen670/

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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 Oetken
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