Raschke Surname

44,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Raschke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of lime Rado (counsel).

Raschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,2251:8,7271,076
United States1,9531:185,59118,486
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Austria641:133,05418,198
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada391:944,75971,777
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Sweden221:447,58032,003
England191:2,932,529101,561
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
China61:227,886,92811,701
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Räschke (5) are calculated separately.

Raschke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of lime Rado (counsel).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Raschke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raschke occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Räschke. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raschke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,651st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 626,185 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Raschke live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Raschke is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 9,225 people, or 1 in 8,727. In Germany Raschke is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Raschke occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Raschke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Raschke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raschke last name grew 6,103 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raschke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raschke surname are 9.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raschke earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.26% more than the national average, earning R 290,544 per year; in United States they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $41,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Räschke955/
Ratschke93117/
Rauschke93106/
Raschkes9312/
Raeschke9310/
Raschker936/
Rashchke931/
Raischke931/
Raschcke931/
Raschkke931/
Rasche927,832/
Rashke9297/
Rachke9290/
Rascke9250/
Raschk9220/
Ratschker8885/
Rautschke882/
Reschke8610,787/
Raschka86904/
Roschke86542/
Rausche86393/
Röschke86385/
Rashkie8670/
Rashkes8651/
Raasche8610/
Raeshke864/
Hrasche863/
Reachke861/
Radshke861/
Raische861/
Ratchke861/
Raschky861/
Rascche861/
Raschee861/
Rasckes860/
Rasckke860/
Raschki860/
Raske831,185/
Rashk8371/
Rasck8317/
Reischke80175/
Roeschke80149/
Roschker8099/
Ratschki8018/
Reuschke8011/
Reeschke8010/
Ratschky8010/
Rauschka8010/
Rotschke808/
Reschcke801/
Reschhke801/
Rouschke800/
Rodschke800/
Rosche771,508/
Raschi771,322/
Rashki771,018/
Reshke77296/
Raszke77274/
Raskey77243/
Raskie77120/
Radske7789/
Rösche7767/
Rashkh7765/
Rescke7754/
Rasske7746/
Ratske7740/
Reaske7737/
Rauske7732/
Raeske7728/
Rashky7728/
Roschk7720/
Roshke7714/
Rashka7714/
Raiske7711/
Rachky779/
Rachkh775/
Raaske774/
Raasck774/
Rascki773/
Roscke772/
Rashce771/
Raskeh771/
Raskhe770/
Raschková758/
Raschkova752/
Ratschski751/
Rask737,262/
Rasc733/
Reische71367/
Rashkaj71227/
Rashkhi71183/
Rosckes71115/
Raischi71100/
Roschka7195/
Raskett7169/
Rashchi7149/
Rochkes7148/
Rauschi7146/
Rathske7126/
Rashkis7123/
Rousche7121/
Rashkiz7115/
Roschej7112/
Rotshke719/
Roschei717/
Raskhee716/
Reschki715/
Reaseck714/
Rashkit713/
Roeshke713/
Roschee713/
Reschké713/
Rachkai713/
Rayskie712/
Rajskie711/
Raiseck711/
Reshcke711/
Rashkid711/
Rathsck711/
Raaschi711/
Resckhe711/
Raskets711/
Raskher711/
Reichke711/
Reiscke711/
Roshche711/
Rasckid711/
Rashkai711/
Raescki711/
Raescky711/
Rachkij711/
Roschey710/
Raskkey710/
Raiskey710/
Rausker710/
Roochke710/
Raskh673,496/
Rashkova672,636/
Reske672,213/
Raska671,803/
Roske671,615/
Röske671,500/
Rasca67757/
Raski67599/
Rasky67196/
Raask6765/
Reischek6741/
Rausk6731/
Rashkish6727/
Reask6724/
Rotschky6715/
Raischii677/
Rashq676/
Raczk676/
Reyschek676/
Hreische675/
Rautszke675/
Rachkiss674/
Raisk673/
Raške673/
Rassk672/
Raishkha672/
Radsk671/
Raheesck671/
Roshk671/
Rausc671/
Rascp671/
Raskeich671/
Raskk671/
Rasqe671/
Raszc671/
Rashg671/
Rasgh671/
Raskq671/
Razke671/
Raisc671/
Rzask671/
Rgask671/
Ratchkij671/
Rascs670/
Reichker670/
Roeschki670/

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