Raetzer Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Raetzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raetzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Raetzer Last Name Facts

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

Raetzer is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raetzer? popularity and diffusion

Raetzer is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Raetzer are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany Raetzer is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 47 percent are found, Hesse, where 28 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Raetzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raetzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raetzer surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raetzer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Raetzer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.83% more than the national average, earning R 341,796 per year and in United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retzer923,122/
Ratzer92736/
Raezer92243/
Raetze9224/
Reitzer86952/
Roetzer86443/
Redtzer8655/
Raitzer8615/
Reutzer867/
Rietzer864/
Retzier861/
Ruetzer860/
Rezer83969/
Razer83424/
Raeze831/
Reiztzer801/
Raettger801/
Rötzer772,782/
Raizer771,423/
Rayzer771,133/
Reizer771,072/
Rätzer77365/
Rotzer77241/
Reyzer77207/
Rauzer77181/
Reazer7779/
Rejzer7769/
Retser7752/
Razier7744/
Rezier7722/
Reezer7719/
Ratser7714/
Reczer7713/
Reuzer7712/
Roezer778/
Redzer772/
Razeer772/
Radzer772/
Rezser771/
Raetscher756/
Rauzier71436/
Roetger71148/
Raecher7132/
Rietzscher7127/
Raytser7110/
Reuzher717/
Reijzer716/
Radzher713/
Raitser713/
Reytser712/
Roetjer712/
Rajczer711/
Rayzzer711/
Rettser711/
Reazier711/
Reyzeyr711/
Reitger710/
Rheizer710/
Roettger671,853/
Rozer67178/
Hreitser6770/
Roettjer6745/
Razir6739/
Retscher6736/
Rezir6726/
Raedcher6719/
Roeze6717/
Raezi6715/
Rezohier6713/
Rözer6710/
Hraitser678/
Roystzer676/
Roetcher673/
Rietcher672/
Roestger671/
Routzger671/
Reitcher671/
Rézer671/
Reatcher670/
Reuttger670/

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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 Raetzer
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