Raets Surname

310,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Raets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8941:12,8601,935
Netherlands1221:138,41921,220
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Ukraine621:734,23775,898
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Raets Last Name Facts

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

Raets (Russian: Раец) is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raets? popularity and diffusion

It is the 310,357th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,002,921 people. The last name Raets occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Raets reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 894 people, or 1 in 12,860. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 11 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Raets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Raets surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Raets earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.2% less than the national average, earning $47,594 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raedts91510/
Raeths911/
Raetsch83184/
Raggets8330/
Roets809,422/
Raetz801,519/
Rayts80233/
Raits80130/
Reits80118/
Reets8079/
Reuts8059/
Reyts8026/
Rauts8024/
Raeds8023/
Rajts8022/
Reats8014/
Riets8011/
Ruets805/
Raecs801/
Geeraets77167/
Raetzsch7760/
Hreits7398/
Reeths7395/
Reites7382/
Raethz7371/
Roedts7361/
Raiths7341/
Reiths7331/
Raehtz7331/
Raetze7324/
Reitås7324/
Reates7322/
Rowets7314/
Reitts7313/
Raites739/
Reutse737/
Raytes736/
Reaths736/
Raytts736/
Reytts734/
Reytes733/
Rautse732/
Rehyts731/
Reetts731/
Reaetz731/
Raihts731/
Raitsh731/
Rheits731/
Reytss731/
Roetts730/
Reatts730/
Reutsh730/
Raetch730/
Geeraedts71111/
Rawietsch7117/
Raez671,928/
Rietsch671,440/
Ruetsch671,349/
Roetsch6797/
Reitsch6791/
Reggets6716/
Reatsch6716/
Reathes6710/
Räts678/
Raittes676/
Reutsch675/
Reittes673/
Raec673/
Raitsch672/
Raithes671/
Reetsch671/
Riyasts671/
Reichts670/
Raedsch670/

Raets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raets in the Russian language
Раецraec-

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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 Raets
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