Rajter Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rajter Surname User-submission:

Rajter is a variation of the German surname Reiter, which means 'one who rides a horse'.

Rajter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4431:85,79913,257
Slovenia1921:12,9573,100
Croatia1231:34,3797,032
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Serbia451:158,77710,708
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Rájter (1) are calculated separately.

Rajter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rajter is a variation of the German surname Reiter, which means 'one who rides a horse'.

- anoxi85

Rajter Last Name Facts

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

Rajter is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Rájter. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rajter.

How Common Is The Last Name Rajter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rajter is the 370,969th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,528,457 people. The last name Rajter is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Rajter reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Rajter is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 85,799. Beside Poland this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 20 percent reside and Croatia, where 13 percent reside.

Rajter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rajter surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

Rajter earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.73% more than the national average, earning $54,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rájter941/
Rajšter9297/
Rajster926/
Rater91719/
Rajštetr867/
Rather8341,960/
Rauter835,091/
Ratier832,336/
Raiter831,293/
Raster83762/
Ratter83675/
Rayter83453/
Rahter83224/
Rejter83193/
Ratert8386/
Rojter8334/
Ratehr8328/
Rijter8316/
Raeter8313/
Rhater835/
Reater834/
Ratere832/
Ratger831/
Razter831/
Rateir831/
Racter831/
Rjther830/
Raterd830/
Rajterová8033/
Rajterova801/
Rathert771,665/
Raether771,567/
Ruijter771,537/
Rattier77670/
Rathier77575/
Rautert77383/
Reather77272/
Reaster7786/
Rautter7781/
Rauther7780/
Raitter7777/
Raither7772/
Rastert7747/
Rathetr7718/
Roijter7718/
Rahther7716/
Rautier7716/
Rachter7716/
Ratheer7713/
Rajatir779/
Rayster779/
Rauster778/
Raather778/
Rathere776/
Ratherr775/
Rathher775/
Ratther775/
Racther772/
Rathger772/
Raytter772/
Raister772/
Rajttir771/
Radtter771/
Rautehr771/
Rateher771/
Rathter771/
Rijtter771/
Hraster771/
Rayuter771/
Rhaiter771/
Rahater771/
Rashter771/
Raszter771/
Rauterd771/
Rautere771/
Rijster771/
Rojater770/
Royater770/
Rastter770/
Rattger770/
Riter731,977/
Ryter731,708/
Ratre731,307/
Reter73527/
Ratir736/
Räter732/
Raithier7133/
Reyather719/
Ratterre717/
Rautther713/
Rauthier713/
Raschter712/
Raettger711/
Rujatere711/
Raistere711/
Rijchter711/
Ritter67127,390/
Reiter6765,315/
Reuter6764,901/
Ruiter679,872/
Retter673,855/
Rister672,744/
Rytter672,443/
Rester672,267/
Rueter672,130/
Reyter671,652/
Ruyter671,170/
Rihter67974/
Ryther67708/
Roiter67705/
Ritere67615/
Räther67562/
Reeter67531/
Rieter67523/
Rether67387/
Ritger67352/
Royter67268/
Rautre67210/
Rither67195/
Router67129/
Retier6788/
Roeter6786/
Retere6778/
Ryster6774/
Retert6756/
Raatre6742/
Raaterova6735/
Røyter6727/
Rathir6722/
Raiterová6721/
Ryhter6719/
Rattre6715/
Rathre6712/
Réther6712/
Rioter679/
Ritier679/
Raitir679/
Royathere674/
Rezter673/
Rhiter673/
Reteur673/
Ratair673/
Radtre673/
Ratuir672/
Raiterova672/
Reatre672/
Rocter671/
Hreter671/
Rehter671/
Ritert671/
Raatir671/
Réiter671/
Rītere671/
Ryoter671/
Rytert671/
Rytger671/
Reatjr671/
Rattir671/
Retger670/
Ridter670/

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