Otterberg Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Otterberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otterberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1281:76,9285,759
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Otterberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otterberg occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otterberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,085,744th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name Otterberg is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Otterberg are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 76,928. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 62 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 14 percent reside and Kronoberg County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Otterberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Otterberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Otterberg last name increased 9,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otterberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Otterberg surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Otterberg earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,479 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Otterberg
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