Otten Surname
Approximately 31,267 people bear this surname
Otten Surname User-submission:
Otten is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname (son of Otto or Otte or Ott). Otte is originally a short form of various names beginning with the Germanic element, aud, meaning 'wealth', 'fortune'.
Otten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13,647 | 1:5,899 | 715 |
| Netherlands | 8,461 | 1:1,996 | 130 |
| United States | 6,081 | 1:59,605 | 7,037 |
| Belgium | 1,017 | 1:11,304 | 1,654 |
| Canada | 369 | 1:99,853 | 10,844 |
| Indonesia | 289 | 1:457,610 | 37,931 |
| Australia | 266 | 1:101,488 | 11,453 |
| South Africa | 217 | 1:249,667 | 25,383 |
| England | 173 | 1:322,070 | 23,948 |
| Norway | 75 | 1:68,564 | 9,650 |
| Denmark | 74 | 1:76,280 | 7,479 |
| Switzerland | 62 | 1:132,466 | 13,073 |
| Guatemala | 60 | 1:268,044 | 4,260 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:68,767 | 6,014 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 644 | 1:77,979 | 8,265 |
Otten (95) may also be a first name.
Otten Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Otten is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname (son of Otto or Otte or Ott). Otte is originally a short form of various names beginning with the Germanic element, aud, meaning 'wealth', 'fortune'.
- ericahartOtten Demographics
Average Otten Salary in
United States
$45,069 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Otten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otten (Georgian: ოტტენ, Russian: Оттен) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Otten? popularity and diffusion
The surname Otten is the 17,683rd most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 233,075 people. The last name Otten is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Otten are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Otten is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 95 people.
Otten is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 13,647 people, or 1 in 5,899. In Germany Otten is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 37 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.
Otten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Otten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Otten last name grew 944 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 234 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Otten Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Otten last name are 18.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.61% registered with the political party.
The amount Otten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.57% less than the national average, earning 316,421 kr per year; in Peru they earn 251.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,072 per year; in South Africa they earn 102.42% more than the national average, earning R 481,020 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $51,633 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Otten Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otten in the Georgian language | ||
| ოტტენ | otten | - |
| Otten in the Russian language | ||
| Оттен | otten | - |
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