Rasch Surname
Approximately 16,239 people bear this surname
Rasch Surname Definition:
(German) The quick, lively person; one who came from Rasch, in Germany.
Rasch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,299 | 1:8,657 | 1,065 |
| United States | 3,218 | 1:112,635 | 12,206 |
| Denmark | 952 | 1:5,929 | 553 |
| Brazil | 612 | 1:349,795 | 13,410 |
| Norway | 519 | 1:9,908 | 1,077 |
| Austria | 285 | 1:29,879 | 4,806 |
| Netherlands | 218 | 1:77,464 | 13,087 |
| Argentina | 147 | 1:290,772 | 23,277 |
| Sweden | 144 | 1:68,380 | 5,181 |
| Switzerland | 84 | 1:97,773 | 10,519 |
| Colombia | 84 | 1:568,739 | 7,407 |
| Poland | 73 | 1:520,668 | 50,348 |
| Hungary | 70 | 1:140,233 | 12,855 |
| Paraguay | 66 | 1:109,648 | 2,491 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Marshall Islands | 10 | 1:5,182 | 920 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nauru | 1 | 1:11,879 | 452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 377 | 1:133,206 | 12,702 |
The alternate forms: Räsch (331) are calculated separately.
Rasch (20) may also be a first name.
Rasch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The quick, lively person; one who came from Rasch, in Germany.
Rasch Demographics
Average Male Rasch Height
175.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rasch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rasch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rasch (Russian: Ращ) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Räsch. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rasch? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 32,739th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 448,768 people. The last name Rasch is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Rasch are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Rasch is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 9,299 people, or 1 in 8,657. In Germany Rasch is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 18 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.
Rasch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rasch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rasch surname increased 854 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 491 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rasch Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Rasch surname are 21.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.64% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rasch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.2% less than the national average, earning 335,003 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 129.69% more than the national average, earning R 545,832 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $21,453,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning $46,282 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rasch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rasch in the Russian language | ||
| Ращ | ras | - |
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