Otkjær Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Otkjær Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otkjær Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1851:30,5123,161
Norway51:1,028,45761,363

Otkjær Last Name Facts

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

Otkjær is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otkjær? popularity and diffusion

Otkjær is the 1,227,038th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Otkjær are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 30,512. In Denmark Otkjær is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 70 percent reside, North Denmark Region, where 11 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 9 percent reside. Not including Denmark this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent reside.

Otkjær Last Name Statistics demography

Otkjær earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 45.2% less than the national average, earning 189,667 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godtkjær8614/
Oskjær836/
Houkjær77157/
Otker7348/
Otkir732/
Akjær731/
Oetker67409/
Aakjær67361/
Askjær67300/
Oitker67183/
Hotker67170/
Hotkir673/
Hookjr671/
Gotker671/
Outkre671/

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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 Otkjær
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis