Ootjers Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ootjers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ootjers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1461:115,66618,330
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ootjers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ootjers is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ootjers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ootjers is the 1,364,059th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Ootjers are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 115,666. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 45 percent reside, South Holland, where 24 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Ootjers Last Name Statistics demography

Ootjers earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $54,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Outjers8618/
Ojers8372/
Odjers771/
Otiers770/
Hojers770/
Hoogers711,099/
Othiers711/
Hodjers711/
Hoijers711/
Ozers67166/
Osers6735/
Otthiers6721/
Ogers6711/
Goutiers673/
Ajers672/
Goitiers671/
Outhiers671/
Ocers670/
Hotchers670/

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Ootjers Reference & Research

Ootjers Family - The entire family tree dating from 1525 'till 1986.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ootjers
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