Rackow Surname

224,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rackow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rackow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9551:84,29910,637
United States5151:703,80455,627
Brazil2471:866,69831,229
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
England151:3,714,537119,675
France111:6,038,429280,838
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Räckow (7) are calculated separately.

Rackow Last Name Facts

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

Rackow is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Räckow. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rackow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rackow is the 224,999th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,032,953 people. Rackow is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Rackow live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 955 people, or 1 in 84,299. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Rackow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rackow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,030 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rackow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rackow are 31.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rackow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $49,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Räckow947/
Rackowe9221/
Raackow929/
Raickow922/
Rakow913,236/
Racow9128/
Raschkow8648/
Rackov83752/
Rockow83524/
Reckow83197/
Rakowa8320/
Raikow8313/
Rakowe8313/
Raekow8312/
Radkow838/
Rajcow836/
Ratcow835/
Raykow835/
Rajkow835/
Raakow834/
Rascow833/
Racowe832/
Rakhow831/
Ragkow831/
Rakkow830/
Rachkov773,330/
Rackoff77194/
Rashkow77117/
Rackova77104/
Rajkowa7768/
Reckhow7754/
Radzkow7742/
Rajkhow7710/
Reickow779/
Rackovs777/
Raikowa772/
Rakhowa771/
Raskkow771/
Hrackov771/
Rakkhow771/
Rachkaw771/
Rakov739,624/
Rekow73601/
Racov73154/
Rakof7320/
Räkow7320/
Rokow7311/
Raków737/
Racof735/
Racob733/
Rakaw732/
Rajkhowa7115,003/
Rachkova713,182/
Roschkow7136/
Raichkov7113/
Hrachkov7113/
Ratchkov719/
Reackhof717/
Raczkova716/
Rauchkob715/
Radchkov713/
Hrackova713/
Raickova712/
Rajcoohw711/
Rahkhowa711/
Rakkhowa711/
Rachkoff711/
Raikhowa711/
Raschkov711/
Rachkoph710/
Rakova679,035/
Raykov677,085/
Rajkov67802/
Raikov67508/
Rakhov67358/
Raškov67321/
Rakoff67263/
Racova67168/
Hrakov67140/
Rascov67138/
Ratcov67128/
Rockov67112/
Raicov6792/
Raqowa6789/
Rakovs6786/
Rokowa6785/
Reikow6784/
Roskow6771/
Rehkow6742/
Rakkaw6731/
Rzakov6727/
Racoff6726/
Rahkob6718/
Rosckowff6717/
Radcov6717/
Raichkova6715/
Hrekow6712/
Razkov6710/
Rajkkhowa6710/
Hrachkova679/
Rakkob679/
Raycob677/
Ratchkova676/
Raakov676/
Raikaw676/
Reackhoff676/
Rotkow675/
Reccow674/
Rakkov674/
Raçkov674/
Raykof673/
Raşkov673/
Reckov672/
Rahkov672/
Racoof672/
Rakhaw671/
Raycov671/
Razcov671/
Raycof671/
Reekow671/
Radkof671/
Radków671/
Rockaw671/
Rakouf671/
Racoob671/
Roccow670/
Rauchkopf670/
Rascof670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rackow
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