Oterholm Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Oterholm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oterholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway931:55,2937,928
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oterholm Last Name Facts

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

Oterholm is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oterholm? popularity and diffusion

Oterholm is the 1,765,740th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. Oterholm occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Oterholm live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 55,293. In Norway Oterholm is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 46 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent reside and Central Norway, where 17 percent reside. Other than Norway it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Oterholm Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oterholm earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning 316,991 kr per year and in Canada they earn 49.95% less than the national average, earning $24,867 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osterholm94356/
Otterholm9498/
Otherholm944/
Osterholme8916/
Ossterholm891/
Oosterholm891/
Atterholm8220/
Asterholm829/
Osterhulm821/
Etterholm820/

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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
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  • 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 Oterholm
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