Otterbeck Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Otterbeck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otterbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Norway621:82,94011,515
Sweden541:182,34712,605
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Otterbeck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otterbeck is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otterbeck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 661,581st most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Otterbeck live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Otterbeck is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 1,927,973. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 25 percent live, California, where 22 percent live and Iowa, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent live and Norway, where 14 percent live.

Otterbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Otterbeck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Otterbeck surname expanded 6,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otterbeck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Otterbeck surname are 11.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Otterbeck earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.11% less than the national average, earning 304,160 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning $40,162 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
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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 Otterbeck
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