Otersen Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Otersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1571:512,77443,467
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Otersen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otersen has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Otersen.

How Common Is The Last Name Otersen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,108,016th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Otersen are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 68 percent live, Hamburg, where 18 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany Otersen is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Otersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Otersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Otersen surname increased 492 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Otersen surname are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

Otersen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.89% less than the national average, earning $36,292 USD per year.

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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 Otersen
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