Raetzel Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Raetzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raetzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Denmark301:188,15715,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Raetzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raetzel is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raetzel? popularity and diffusion

Raetzel is the 1,434,893rd most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Raetzel live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States Raetzel is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 42 percent reside, Kansas, where 17 percent reside and Tennessee, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Denmark, where 20 percent reside.

Raetzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raetzel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raetzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raetzel last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the political party.

Raetzel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.28% more than the national average, earning $54,055 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raetzell9310/
Raethzel932/
Ratzel921,577/
Retzel9279/
Raezel922/
Reitzel862,231/
Reutzel861,595/
Roetzel86382/
Rietzel86235/
Ratzell86100/
Ruetzel8642/
Retzell8615/
Raetcel861/
Rezel83524/
Razel83250/
Retzl83226/
Ratzl8315/
Reitzell80315/
Raiezzel801/
Roetzell801/
Reutzell801/
Raetchel801/
Rietzell800/
Reizel77483/
Rötzel77470/
Raziel77399/
Raizel77302/
Rätzel77296/
Redzel77178/
Rayzel77168/
Reuzel7767/
Reitzl7750/
Rezell7738/
Raitzl7732/
Rietzl7724/
Retsel7721/
Rotzel7721/
Ratsel7721/
Razeel7718/
Roezel7713/
Rezuel7712/
Reyzel775/
Razell773/
Reziel773/
Rejzel772/
Reazel772/
Rhazel772/
Radzel772/
Reezel771/
Réazel771/
Rezeel771/
Reczel771/
Rauzel771/
Raetsl770/
Rietzschel71607/
Rotzell7192/
Raechel7120/
Räthzel713/
Reizell712/
Raitjel711/
Rhaziel711/
Ruitzel711/
Raziell711/
Reitzil710/
Roezell710/
Reutxel710/
Ratsell710/
Reitcel710/
Rezsell710/
Retsell710/
Rezil67616/
Rozel67382/
Razil67185/
Rajzl6775/
Račel6735/
Reitchel6734/
Reizl6730/
Rözel6718/
Rietchel6718/
Raizl6716/
Reyzl676/
Radzl674/
Rötzl671/
Rauzl671/
Retsl671/
Raitchel670/
Reitzill670/
Reitselt670/

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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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  • 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 Raetzel
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