Raetz Surname

258,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Raetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8571:422,93936,609
Germany4491:179,29920,982
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
France401:1,660,568152,033
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Raetz Last Name Facts

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

Raetz is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raetz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 258,906th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,797,594 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Raetz reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Raetz is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 857 people, or 1 in 422,939. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 12 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Switzerland, where 5 percent are found.

Raetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raetz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raetz surname grew 1,382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Raetz are 3.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

Raetz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raethz9171/
Raehtz9131/
Raetze9124/
Reaetz911/
Ratz896,090/
Retz892,588/
Raez891,928/
Reitz8026,255/
Reetz807,287/
Rietz804,609/
Raatz803,980/
Ruetz802,073/
Raitz801,926/
Raets801,214/
Roetz80770/
Rayez80394/
Rahtz80176/
Reutz80141/
Rautz80108/
Reatz8052/
Rattz8046/
Rahez8023/
Hretz8022/
Raátz8013/
Raytz8012/
Rhetz8011/
Radtz809/
Rettz808/
Reaez805/
Rawez804/
Raiez804/
Ratsz802/
Rhatz802/
Reytz801/
Rretz801/
Rehtz801/
Rratz800/
Raetzsch7760/
Reitze731,192/
Raedts73510/
Reedtz73185/
Rojatz7342/
Raithz7335/
Raittz7329/
Rayeez7322/
Raitze7321/
Raythz7317/
Reiutz7314/
Rowetz7310/
Raieez7310/
Raitez738/
Raweez736/
Rajecz735/
Hrayez733/
Reaðez732/
Raddtz732/
Raedzc731/
Raiyez731/
Rahatz731/
Raeths731/
Rhettz731/
Reitez731/
Rayezz731/
Rayitz731/
Reettz731/
Hraiez731/
Reidtz731/
Rayiez731/
Rohetz731/
Rauiez731/
Rhaytz731/
Reitzz730/
Reutze730/
Reastz730/
Raetch730/
Raiz6711,945/
Reaz679,828/
Rotz672,166/
Roez671,507/
Rätz671,343/
Reiz671,255/
Rötz67378/
Rayz67361/
Raetsch67184/
Reyz67158/
Ratzsch67155/
Rauz6799/
Retzsch6749/
Ráez6735/
Roggetz6734/
Raggets6730/
Recz6728/
Raíz6711/
Reuz6711/
Rejautz6710/
Rajthez674/
Raec673/
Raythez671/
Reggetz670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raetz
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