Otten Surname

17,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,6471:5,899715
Netherlands8,4611:1,996130
United States6,0811:59,6057,037
Belgium1,0171:11,3041,654
Canada3691:99,85310,844
Indonesia2891:457,61037,931
Australia2661:101,48811,453
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
England1731:322,07023,948
Norway751:68,5649,650
Denmark741:76,2807,479
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Guatemala601:268,0444,260
France561:1,186,120124,657
Wales451:68,7676,014
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Austria341:250,45429,541
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Israel161:534,85239,210
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6441:77,9798,265

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'.

- ericahart

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Outten912,766/
Hotten91328/
Gotten9191/
Otteng9128/
Ostten9115/
Ottien916/
Otthen912/
Oetten911/
Ottenn910/
Ottent910/
Oten891,224/
Ottn892/
Ostteen8338/
Hoetten8310/
Hootten833/
Outteen831/
Goutten831/
Houtten830/
Goitten830/
Oteng8026,767/
Osten803,049/
Outen802,060/
Ooten801,297/
Etten801,262/
Ottem80668/
Othen80627/
Ottin80361/
Atten80344/
Hoten80333/
Goten80174/
Otien80105/
Ozten8088/
Utten8033/
Otend8017/
Oteen8012/
Ottne808/
Otuen807/
Uoten804/
Ottyn804/
Otoen802/
Oeten801/
Outtn801/
Oyten801/
Otenn800/
Ottenová771/
Otn7517/
Ettien7317,585/
Hatten737,646/
Hooten735,928/
Osteen735,874/
Hutten732,351/
Hütten732,215/
Hosten731,892/
Otting731,624/
Oosten731,119/
Houten731,085/
Gatten731,059/
Attien73587/
Ottink73585/
Hottin73464/
Gottin73446/
Atteng73269/
Ottina73253/
Oisten73205/
Gutten73123/
Hetten7373/
Hoiten7365/
Osteng7359/
Hötten7346/
Ousten7340/
Uttien7327/
Atteen7324/
Ohsten7324/
Otthén7320/
Gouten7318/
Ochten7315/
Ostend7315/
Osttin7315/
Outhen7311/
Ostenc739/
Hoyten738/
Gohten738/
Utthen738/
Outtin737/
Ottyna737/
Oetien736/
Oysten734/
Hoteng734/
Hothen734/
Ostenn734/
Autten734/
Hotien734/
Utteng733/
Othien733/
Gooten732/
Ottion732/
Otenne732/
Ottäng732/
Oiteng732/
Oethen731/
Oetuen731/
Ooteen731/
Hottem731/
Hodten731/
Hoeten731/
Hoşten731/
Oteeng731/
Otienė731/
Outuen731/
Godten731/
Ahtten731/
Attent731/
Oten'g731/
Uttaen731/
Astten731/
Gojten731/
Atthen730/
Goiten730/
Ossten730/
Outien730/
Ettaen730/
Ocen6749,466/
Aten676,724/
Otin672,380/
Osen671,978/
Öten671,198/
Uten67921/
O'Steen67831/
Eten67517/
Hotting67269/
Utthoen67248/
Otem67210/
Housten67139/
Hosteen67123/
Hetteen6747/
Houteng6744/
Uittien6743/
Oşen6736/
Gouttin6727/
Hosteng6727/
Otenova6724/
Gottina6716/
Otín6714/
Outting6712/
Hoisten6712/
Ottingh6711/
Otyn6711/
Hatteng678/
Otne678/
Haetten677/
Ettienn675/
Aththen674/
Oosteen673/
Attn673/
Hooteen672/
Ochtend672/
Otng672/
Outn672/
Üten672/
Ossteen671/
Oisteen671/
Hettenn671/
Hattoen671/
Hoosten671/
Gotn671/
Otennne671/
Hotn671/
Hutthen671/
Ostenne671/
Etttien671/
Atthaen671/
Hastten671/
Hostenc671/
Otnc671/
Otnd671/
Otnk671/
Omtt671/
Oetn671/
Uotn671/
Ettn671/
Huttuen671/
Ontt670/
Outhien670/
Oeyhten670/
Houthen670/
Hautten670/
Houyten670/
Oitting670/

Otten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otten in the Georgian language
ოტტენotten-
Otten in the Russian language
Оттенotten-

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