Rademeyer Surname

73,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rademeyer Surname Definition:

Tenant Farmer (See Meyer) on the worked- out land (Rodet). Compare “Erode” in English.

Rademeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,3021:8,5971,086
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
England661:844,21344,691
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
Australia541:499,92037,885
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rademeyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tenant Farmer (See Meyer) on the worked- out land (Rodet). Compare “Erode” in English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Rademeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rademeyer is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rademeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rademeyer is the 73,544th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,088,994 people. The surname Rademeyer is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Rademeyer reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6,302 people, or 1 in 8,597. In South Africa Rademeyer is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 21 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Rademeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rademeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 11,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rademeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rademeyer surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rademeyer earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 48.95% more than the national average, earning R 353,952 per year and in United States they earn 53.8% more than the national average, earning $66,364 USD per year.

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