Otermann Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Otermann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Ötermann (4) are calculated separately.
Otermann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otermann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Otermann is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Ötermann. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Otermann? popularity and diffusion
The last name Otermann is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Otermann live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 40 percent live. Not including Germany Otermann exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
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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 Otermann
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