Ottersbach Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Ottersbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ottersbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2421:64,8198,309
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England21:27,859,030389,889
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ottersbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ottersbach is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottersbach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 251,029th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,615,292 people. Ottersbach is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Ottersbach live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,242 people, or 1 in 64,819. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Ottersbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ottersbach has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ottersbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ottersbach are 24.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Ottersbach earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.28% less than the national average, earning R 172,800 per year and in United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,453 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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  • 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 Ottersbach
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