von Otter Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
von Otter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
von Otter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Otter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname von Otter is found most in Sweden. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Otter? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,718,172nd most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of von Otter reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 196,935. In Sweden von Otter is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 46 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent reside and Jönköping County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Otte | 94 | 20 | / |
| von Utter | 89 | 2 | / |
| von Etter | 89 | 1 | / |
| von Oster | 89 | 1 | / |
| von Hatter | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Houtter | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Atter | 78 | 25 | / |
| van Oster | 78 | 8 | / |
| von Aster | 78 | 4 | / |
| von Oiste | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Houtte | 74 | 1,728 | / |
| van Houter | 74 | 25 | / |
| van Hoeter | 74 | 4 | / |
| van Ooster | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Gatter | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Uoster | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Atte | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Otis | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Eute | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Uote | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Ater | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Houtert | 70 | 282 | / |
| van Uittert | 70 | 13 | / |
| van Houttte | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Houte | 67 | 917 | / |
| van Aster | 67 | 30 | / |
| van Ooste | 67 | 12 | / |
| van Uiter | 67 | 4 | / |
| von Gatti | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Huter | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Hatte | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Auter | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 von Otter
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis