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

The last name Raets (Russian: Раец) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raets? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 310,357th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,002,921 people. Raets occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Raets are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Raets is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 894 people, or 1 in 12,860. In Belgium Raets is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 11 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Belgium this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs 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 surname is primarily 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

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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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