Racz Surname

70,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Racz Surname User-submission:

Originated from the name of Serbs of XIX century and before (Rascians), supposedly a person of this heritage.

Racz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,9371:6,836909
United States1,5381:235,66922,625
Canada4971:74,1368,387
Hungary3451:28,4533,142
Germany2781:289,58830,053
Austria2381:35,7795,771
England2301:242,25219,814
France1801:369,01554,985
Poland1311:290,14334,919
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
Australia761:355,20729,862
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Slovakia641:83,38216,110
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Czechia331:322,22640,051
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Wales231:134,5459,804
Belgium221:522,57550,051
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Rácz (29,945) & Ràcz (3) are calculated separately.

Racz (14) may also be a first name.

Racz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originated from the name of Serbs of XIX century and before (Rascians), supposedly a person of this heritage.

- anphalas

There are variants of this surname in Hungarian: Ratz, Rac, Ratcz.

- patakib54

Racz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Racz occurs most in Romania. It may occur as: Rácz or Ràcz. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Racz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 70,000th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,031,062 people. The last name Racz is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Racz are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 42 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Racz is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 2,937 people, or 1 in 6,836. In Romania Racz is most frequent in: Bihor County, where 19 percent are found, Mureș County, where 14 percent are found and Cluj County, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Romania this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Racz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Racz are 3.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Racz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.78% more than the national average, earning R 377,328 per year; in United States they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $46,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $49,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rácz9229,945/
Ràcz923/
Rancz89419/
Rachz896/
Raacz892/
Radcz891/
Raz8680,314/
Rac869,378/
Rajncz8023/
Ratz756,090/
Rach755,975/
Raaz754,670/
Raci753,517/
Ranc753,330/
Ranz753,279/
Razz75417/
Radz75374/
Racs75176/
Razh7597/
Rocz7576/
Rahz7558/
Ratc7553/
Recz7528/
Raac7516/
Hraz7511/
Rhaz759/
Radc756/
Hrac753/
Razs752/
Rzac751/
Rraz751/
Raïz751/
Rrac751/
Rhac751/
Rahc751/
Raczova7357/
Raczová7357/
Raach675,091/
Raatz673,980/
Hrach671,504/
Ranch671,422/
Rache671,370/
Rantz671,228/
Rachh67720/
Ranci67520/
Rraci67426/
Rahtz67176/
Ratch67150/
Roncz67114/
Rainz67112/
Raics6775/
Radzh6768/
Rathz6761/
Hracs6757/
Rattz6746/
Ratze6729/
Rahaz6719/
Rasci6714/
Rahac6713/
Raátz6713/
Rodcz6711/
Rachs6711/
Radtz679/
Rhazh678/
Raynz677/
Raaci677/
Ramdz676/
Rancs674/
Reanz673/
Raïch673/
Randz673/
Ratsz672/
Rhatz672/
Radch672/
Rajnc671/
Racsh671/
Raatc671/
Rhaci671/
Razzs671/
Raàch671/
Rhanc671/
Hranc671/
Hranz671/
Rancė671/
Rannz671/
Razsh671/
Razch671/
Rhadz671/
Rojcz671/
Ráncz671/
Raazz671/
Rëanz671/
Raacs671/
Raadz671/
Rracs671/
Ratzh671/
Raudz671/
Rhach671/
Radzz671/
Rochz671/
Rratz670/
Rastz670/

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