Ottenheym Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ottenheym Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ottenheym Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Ottenheym Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ottenheym is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottenheym? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,537,949th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ottenheym are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 128,910. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 72 percent live, North Brabant, where 12 percent live and North Holland, where 8 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottenheim89349/
Ottenheijm84287/
Ettenheim7823/
Ostenheim788/
Ottemheim781/
Gottenham780/
Ottenheijn745/
Hüttenheim741/
Guttenheim740/
Ottengen710/
Ottenhausen7085/
Gatenheim6716/
Otteneene671/

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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
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  • 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 Ottenheym
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