Oetterli Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Oetterli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oetterli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4581:17,9322,951
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oetterli Last Name Facts

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

Oetterli is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oetterli? popularity and diffusion

Oetterli is the 635,252nd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. The last name Oetterli occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Oetterli are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 17,932. In Switzerland Oetterli is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Lucerne, where 26 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent are found and Canton of Solothurn, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etterli9386/
Otterlei88606/
Oetterle881/
Hetterli881/
Otterlie881/
Eterli869/
Oesterlei8234/
Etterle8059/
Yeterli8036/
Otterla805/
Otterly801/
Etterlé801/
Etterly800/
Oesterlich780/
Oesterle754,922/
Hutterli75215/
Hetterle75184/
Oesterly7566/
Etterley7528/
Otterlee7524/
Etterlee7522/
Oesterlé7520/
Utterlid751/
Heterlli751/
Etierlie750/
Etirli71264/
Hetterley71171/
Eterle7121/
Oesterlee7119/
Oesterley715/
Ettorelli714/
Oterly711/
Etarli711/
Utterla67136/
Aterlei6769/
Heterle6723/
Utterly675/
Äterlid674/
Eaterly672/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oetterli
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