Oetter Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oetter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2471:325,93332,466
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Oetter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oetter occurs most in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oetter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 616,129th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. Oetter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Oetter reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Oetter is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 325,933. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 31 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Oetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oetter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oetter last name rose 676 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oetter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oetter last name are 30.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oetter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $56,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goetter92547/
Oettert9216/
Hoetter929/
Etter9112,989/
Otter919,281/
Oette91130/
Oeter9199/
Howetter865/
Ouettere861/
Goettger861/
Hoestter860/
Hoettger860/
Yetter833,783/
Hotter832,160/
Goette831,580/
Oester83961/
Hoette83283/
Hetter83204/
Hoeter8370/
Otterå8365/
Ottier8354/
Eitter8323/
Oetger8316/
Ietter8311/
Outter833/
Goeter833/
Etterh832/
Oettie831/
Eutter831/
Oether831/
Uetter830/
Ettier830/
Ottear830/
Eatter830/
Eetter830/
Eter801,016/
Oter80419/
Oete8034/
Oetterová806/
Oetterova801/
Outtier77333/
Heatter77155/
Goettee77118/
Heitter77116/
Goettge77112/
Hottier7782/
Hoester7768/
Oestert7730/
Gaetter7714/
Goether7713/
Hettier7712/
Hoetier775/
Geatter774/
Goutter774/
Oiyette772/
Ojetere772/
Oesther772/
Heutter771/
Eastter771/
Oyyeter771/
Oesterd771/
Goitter771/
Hoether770/
Howeter770/
Houtter770/
Hetteer770/
Oeyster770/
Hotther770/
Yeter7314,617/
Utter736,530/
Atter733,168/
Ether732,060/
Heter731,578/
Eiter731,389/
Other731,163/
Oeste73601/
Aeter73360/
Etier73353/
Hoter73277/
Ueter73266/
Ettir73206/
Hoete7382/
Outer7378/
Euter7357/
Otier7353/
Eteer7352/
Ottir7344/
Goete7334/
Ötter7332/
Oetje7330/
Eyter7316/
Ohete735/
Eteir734/
Oterø734/
Oethe734/
Eater733/
Ehter732/
Eeter732/
Oteir732/
Oterh732/
Ohter732/
Oetes731/
Oetet731/
Oetre731/
Oetty731/
Oteer731/
Otehr731/
Ütter731/
Oterr730/
Oiter730/
Ieter730/
Oetey730/
Goetheer71256/
Auwetter7149/
Hauetter7124/
Hoechter717/
Hoyatter711/
Hoesterr711/
Heuatter711/
Hoyitter711/
Hohweter711/
Huettger710/
Easter6720,561/
Hutter6719,044/
Ethier6710,903/
Hütter677,021/
Hatter675,475/
Heater674,661/
Heeter672,581/
Goethe672,028/
Gutter671,969/
Eyster671,801/
Heiter671,734/
Eather671,307/
Oyster67937/
Geater67915/
Atterh67768/
Heuter67706/
Ettair67546/
Eister67452/
Hooter67433/
Hother67407/
Houter67276/
Hetier67272/
Gaette67222/
Oister67158/
Eytier67154/
Hether67144/
Ouiter6785/
Hötter6761/
Goetti6759/
Euster6750/
Either6746/
Goiter6745/
Hauwetter6744/
Atther6740/
Ojster6736/
Geyter6729/
Eutert6719/
Attier6718/
Heyter6717/
Hoyter6716/
Eiterå6715/
Hotier679/
Aether679/
Ouster678/
Goyter678/
Gouter677/
Hoeste677/
Etheir676/
Athter676/
Oyiete676/
Hottir675/
O'Tier675/
Outier675/
Haeter675/
Eyiter675/
Ehtier674/
Ojiete674/
Outtir674/
Hohete674/
Autter673/
Yether673/
Uttere672/
Ottair672/
Ottojr672/
Goetee672/
Gohete672/
Atteur672/
Oestes671/
Othier671/
Outher671/
Hottjr671/
Eitert671/
Uthter671/
Ottirh671/
Aetere671/
Hätter671/
Outere671/
Ohitte671/
Utterå671/
Uytter671/
Öttert671/
Ľutter671/
Yettir671/
Goetea671/
Ejoter671/
Ejster671/
Eitier671/
Ethear671/
Eitere671/
Eyther671/
Gaeter670/
Uttert670/
Eouter670/
Hoetes670/
Eatere670/
Eyeter670/
Oither670/
Goetge670/
Hohter670/
Goetey670/

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Footnotes

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