Radtke Surname

16,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Radtke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Rado (counsel); descendant of little Rad, a pet form of Konrad (bold, counsel).

Radtke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,3261:4,166468
United States9,0931:39,8614,904
Poland2,2801:16,6712,451
Brazil1,8041:118,6664,500
Canada4171:88,3599,764
Australia941:287,18825,495
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
France791:840,79499,796
England761:733,13240,828
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Austria211:405,49741,758
Norway211:244,87126,357
Chile191:927,18319,125
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
China51:273,464,31313,838
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2421:207,51517,911

The alternate forms: Rädtke (1) are calculated separately.

Radtke (22) may also be a first name.

Radtke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Rado (counsel); descendant of little Rad, a pet form of Konrad (bold, counsel).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Radtke Last Name Facts

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

Radtke (Russian: Радтке) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as: Rädtke. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Radtke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Radtke is the 16,482nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 216,415 people. The last name Radtke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Radtke are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 22 people.

The last name Radtke is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 19,326 people, or 1 in 4,166. In Germany Radtke is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Germany Radtke exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Radtke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Radtke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,757 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 691 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Radtke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Radtke surname are 13.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Radtke earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning 329,476 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning R 231,324 per year; in United States they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $46,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $55,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rädtke941/
Radtkey9239/
Radtkie928/
Radthke925/
Radtkee921/
Radtker921/
Ratdtke921/
Radtcke920/
Radke9119,500/
Ratke912,068/
Radtk915/
Rathke834,750/
Radtka83293/
Rattke83148/
Radkey83140/
Radkie8361/
Radcke8355/
Ratkey8353/
Ratkie8332/
Radtki8312/
Ratdke8311/
Ratkje8311/
Redtke8310/
Rodtke834/
Ratcke834/
Rautke834/
Ratkke834/
Ratkei833/
Rahtke833/
Ratker832/
Radkhe832/
Raedke832/
Raadke832/
Raatke832/
Radker831/
Radkke831/
Radtce831/
Radtky831/
Raddke831/
Rhadke831/
Radtkg831/
Radkez831/
Radtck831/
Ratkee830/
Readke830/
Raetke830/
Radkee830/
Rasdke830/
Radk8031/
Ratk807/
Radtkeová802/
Rathcke77281/
Raethke77138/
Rathkey77114/
Raatkey7713/
Raidker7712/
Ratkher776/
Ratkesh776/
Redtkey772/
Rzadtki772/
Raitker771/
Raatkei771/
Redtkee771/
Rayteke771/
Roedtke770/
Rathkee770/
Raatkie770/
Readcke770/
Rathkie770/
Rastkey770/
Radketh770/
Rodtcke770/
Rathker770/
Roidtke770/
Ratka731,435/
Radka731,396/
Rodke73537/
Retke73239/
Redke73137/
Ratky7398/
Rotke7374/
Ratki7371/
Rätke7337/
Rädke7333/
Radky737/
Ratkė735/
Radki734/
Rajtk733/
Rathk732/
Rastk731/
Radkh731/
Raudkepp7142/
Radkhoey718/
Raudkett714/
Radkeová712/
Rodttker711/
Raethcke710/
Rodkey671,308/
Rettke671,291/
Ratkai67645/
Rottke67279/
Redkey67226/
Röthke67211/
Ratkaj67194/
Ratkay67157/
Rzatki67141/
Rzadki67139/
Rotker67124/
Rathka67119/
Rothke6784/
Räthke6776/
Rethke6773/
Ratque6764/
Radkay6748/
Rötker6748/
Rzadka6745/
Raytek6743/
Rodtka6730/
Rattka6729/
Rastkheiz6726/
Ratkis678/
Retkie678/
Rathky677/
Rodket677/
Redkie676/
Reidke675/
Roetke675/
Radkui675/
Ratkhi673/
Rotket673/
Rastkheez672/
Radkiy671/
Raitky671/
Redkee671/
Reutke671/
Rautki671/
Rathkeová671/
Ratkoy671/
Radche671/
Ratche671/
Roedke671/
Rajtĺk671/
Rätker671/
Reateg671/
Rhadka671/
Rodkie670/
Radcka670/
Rotkey670/
Ratcky670/
Roudke670/
Radkoy670/
Rathck670/

Radtke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Radtke in the Russian language
Радткеradtke-

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Radtke Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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