Family name Отте (Otte 
, Отте 
) , all over the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Отте is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, and Denmark. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, Отте is the forename as well as the last name.