Otterbein Surname

212,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Otterbein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otterbein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1201:71,8809,121
United States5871:617,47749,974
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Hungary671:146,51213,290
France231:2,887,944200,772
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Otterbein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otterbein is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otterbein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 212,114th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,752,598 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Otterbein are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,120 people, or 1 in 71,880. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 67 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent reside. Barring Germany Otterbein occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Otterbein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Otterbein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 851 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Otterbein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Otterbein last name are 14.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Otterbein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $48,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $51,206 CAD 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otterbein
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