Oettle Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oettle Surname Definition:

“Little Otto” in South German.

Oettle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2451:328,59432,651
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England81:6,964,757184,742
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

The alternate forms: Oettlé (17) are calculated separately.

Oettle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Otto” in South German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Oettle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oettle is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Oettlé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oettle? popularity and diffusion

Oettle is the 546,286th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Oettle reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Oettle is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 328,594. In Germany Oettle is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 73 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Oettle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oettle has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Oettle last name rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oettle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oettle surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oettle earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.8% more than the national average, earning R 310,836 per year and in United States they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning $37,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oettlé9417/
Oettler92287/
Goettle92275/
Ettle91331/
Ottle9170/
Ottley834,569/
Hottle831,123/
Oettli83721/
Hettle83220/
Ettlie8338/
Ettley8335/
Oetile8317/
Goetle832/
Oettly832/
Oetler831/
Oettla831/
Hoetle831/
Yettle830/
Oele80815/
Etle8034/
Otle809/
Ouettelle801/
Huettle775/
Hoottle774/
Ottille771/
Gaettle771/
Goetlle771/
Ottelle771/
Oetller771/
Outtler770/
Oestele770/
Haettle770/
Ettelle770/
Hoestle770/
Otley731,184/
Oeleu73898/
Oeler73508/
Attle73274/
Hotle73204/
Ohele73197/
Eitle73190/
Hetle73171/
Oehle73108/
Eytle7380/
Goele7347/
Öttle7341/
Etley7333/
Uttle7325/
Ottly7314/
Ettli7310/
Hoele7310/
Oelee736/
Uoele734/
Ottlé733/
Eatle732/
Oelea731/
Oeled731/
Oelez731/
Oelle731/
Outle731/
Eutle731/
Yetle731/
Ethle731/
Ottli730/
Aetle730/
Oeyle730/
Otlea730/
Oesle730/
Hettelle711/
D'Ottley711/
Oesteile710/
Oestelle710/
Oestesle710/
Oestille710/
Uttley672,846/
Outler67799/
Eitler67741/
Outley67581/
Hoelle67535/
Hattle67394/
Attley67351/
Oeller67344/
Attlee67312/
Goehle67256/
Huttle67140/
Hoeler67133/
Oheler6770/
Oțelea6768/
Hetley6767/
Heutle6756/
Hoesle6751/
Yetley6750/
Ethley6748/
Attlea6747/
Oeleis6738/
Ohiele6738/
Guttle6731/
Huetle6724/
Eatley6721/
Ojiele6720/
Outlet6717/
Hotley6711/
Oesler679/
Etelle678/
Outtla677/
Oesley676/
Atttle676/
Eutler675/
Goeley675/
Otelle674/
Hoelge674/
Oijele674/
Goelle674/
Eitele674/
Oelher673/
Uttler673/
Otlley672/
Oellet672/
Oelley672/
Heatle672/
Goeleh672/
Etille672/
Ayotle672/
Hoeley672/
Oehlie671/
Heitle671/
Eastle671/
Eatler671/
Eittla671/
Eutley671/
Aittle671/
Uttlet671/
Goelee671/
Hoeleh671/
Ojotle671/
Oyiele671/
Hüttle671/
Hetlie671/
Hoeled671/
Otille671/
Oheles671/
O'Eley671/
Atthle671/
Attlie671/
Ohelie671/
Oitele671/
Oesles671/
Hohele670/
Gaetle670/
Oheley670/
Hoetla670/
Ohelea670/
Oehles670/

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