Rastow Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rastow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rastow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rastow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rastow is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rastow? popularity and diffusion

Rastow is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Rastow is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Rastow live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 705,589. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent reside. Barring Denmark it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Rastow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rastow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rastow last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rastov83331/
Rostow8397/
Ratowt8352/
Restow8315/
Ratowa839/
Rastaw832/
Rastof832/
Rastova77485/
Hrastov77102/
Rostowa773/
Raestaw773/
Rastoff772/
Rastoev771/
Rashtov771/
Rasteuw771/
Hrastof771/
Rasthof771/
Reustow770/
Reistow770/
Rosstow770/
Ratov73918/
Rotow736/
Rataw734/
Ratob733/
Rasstova712/
Rasztoff711/
Raustoff711/
Rashtova711/
Radsstaw711/
Rostov674,756/
Ratova67542/
Rotowa67254/
Ratoff67100/
Rautov6774/
Reutow6760/
Rathof6757/
Restov6721/
Restof6710/
Raytov677/
Ratoub676/
Rathob674/
Raitov673/
Ratoft673/
Rastuf672/
Rostof672/
Ratoiv671/
Rattob671/
Ratobh671/
Rathov671/
Reitow671/
Rastab671/
Rattaw671/
Restaw670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rastow
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