Otterpohl Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Otterpohl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otterpohl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3641:221,16924,820
United States811:4,474,802235,715
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England81:6,964,757184,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Otterpohl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otterpohl occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otterpohl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 652,085th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname Otterpohl is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Otterpohl live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 221,169. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent reside and Berlin, where 3 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Otterpohl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Otterpohl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,013 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otterpohl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Otterpohl surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Otterpohl earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning R 245,232 per year and in United States they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning $37,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otterphol891/
Otterpole890/
Ottorpool781/
Otero-Hoebel671/
Hasterpaul531/
Atarpal501/

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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 Otterpohl
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