Rat Surname

48,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Romania

Rat Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the rat,' possibly intended as a complimentary sobriquet.

Jordan le Rat, Lincolnshire, Henry III: Testa de Nevill, sive LIber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert le Rat, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Rat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,2541:20,4132,361
Romania2,3521:8,5371,122
India1,0371:739,69733,824
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Indonesia3551:372,53331,924
Cambodia3161:49,0101,819
Turkey1961:397,04824,185
Thailand1781:396,84569,813
Iran1621:473,96628,688
Germany1501:536,70344,788
Pakistan1301:1,374,18415,529
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Malaysia1141:258,72114,543
Slovenia1071:23,2495,058
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Italy911:672,05258,782
Taiwan731:321,1612,578
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Colombia461:1,038,5679,368
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
England311:1,797,35772,927
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Austria141:608,24554,975
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Croatia81:528,57638,675
China81:170,915,1968,932
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belize11:355,4743,977
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

The alternate forms: Raț (338) & Raţ (259) are calculated separately.

Rat (33,797) may also be a first name.

Rat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the rat,' possibly intended as a complimentary sobriquet.

Jordan le Rat, Lincolnshire, Henry III: Testa de Nevill, sive LIber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert le Rat, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Nicholas le Rat, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Rat. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

William le Rat, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The animal: a sobriquet. Le Rat. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rat (Arabic: رات, Bengali: রাত, Hindi: रात, Marathi: रत, Oriya: ରତ, Tibetan: རད་) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Raț or Raţ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rat is the 48,781st most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 690,239 people. Rat occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Rat are found; 33 percent are found in Western Europe and 31 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Rat is also the 25,404th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 33,797 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 3,254 people, or 1 in 20,413. In France Rat is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 23 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 14 percent live. Other than France Rat is found in 81 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 22 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Rat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rat has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 310 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rat surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

The amount Rat earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 36.16% less than the national average, earning $14,493,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.65% less than the national average, earning $34,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.03% less than the national average, earning $34,265 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raț89338/
Raţ89259/
Raut861,209,057/
Rath86132,441/
Rait8632,258/
Reat8610,416/
Rast867,915/
Rate865,467/
Raat863,821/
Rats862,300/
Ratt861,097/
Rayt86716/
Radt86187/
Rajt86186/
Raht86131/
Hrat8632/
Rhat8611/
Ratp869/
Rrat865/
Ratė865/
Ratd862/
Rzat862/
Raït861/
Raát861/
Ra80412,855/
Rahat7563,788/
Reath7535,967/
Rault7513,365/
Rauth7511,216/
Rasht757,603/
Raith755,930/
Ratte755,204/
Rahut753,966/
Raath753,840/
Raats753,222/
Raste752,567/
Rathe752,420/
Raths751,687/
Raitt751,636/
Raidt75906/
Ratts75857/
Raute75666/
Hrast75593/
Raadt75559/
Reate75497/
Reast75439/
Rhait75411/
Rayte75405/
Raite75281/
Rayts75233/
Racht75228/
Raust75199/
Rahtz75176/
Ratch75150/
Rautt75139/
Raits75130/
Rauut75129/
Rathz7561/
Reatz7552/
Rattz7546/
Hrats7541/
Raist7532/
Rathd7530/
Raydt7525/
Rhate7524/
Rauts7524/
Readt7523/
Rajts7522/
Raytt7522/
Ratth7518/
Rauht7515/
Reats7514/
Raate7513/
Raátz7513/
Rraut7512/
Rhaut7512/
Raytz7512/
Rhayt7510/
Radtz759/
Rathß759/
Rajte756/
Hraut756/
Rayth756/
Raujt755/
Raayt754/
Rhatt754/
Hrath753/
Raaht753/
Raudt753/
Radth753/
Ratsz752/
Rhatz752/
Rasts752/
Rajtp751/
Raiht751/
Raatt751/
Rrait751/
Rheat751/
Ratht751/
Hrate751/
Hreat751/
Raizt751/
Radte751/
Rahht751/
Raast751/
Ra'at751/
Rattt751/
Rastd751/
Rathh751/
Rahth751/
Reatt750/
Ratsh750/
Rratz750/
Rastz750/
Ray675,025,343/
Rai671,571,046/
Raj671,141,746/
Roa67189,861/
Rea6785,766/
Raz6780,314/
Rau6745,700/
Rad6729,400/
Ras6729,206/
Rot6720,812/
Rah6714,817/
Raa675,742/
Raoult673,644/
Rap672,991/
Raouth671,942/
Rza67971/
Raaths67889/
Raß67838/
Hra67817/
Rahath67811/
Ratova67542/
Reault67443/
Rha67441/
Ratthe67402/
Hraste67304/
Rra67251/
Rauthe67210/
Reaute67182/
Raadts67108/
Rhault67101/
Rga6799/
Raitte6769/
Rahatt6751/
Raitch6747/
Réa6746/
Øra6745/
Raiths6741/
Raytte6738/
Raithz6735/
Hrault6734/
Rachte6731/
Raahat6731/
Raythe6731/
Raittz6729/
Rautte6728/
Rauste6726/
Raś6726/
Raithe6722/
Raicht6720/
Rahuth6719/
Raiste6719/
Rõa6719/
Raythz6717/
Radthe6715/
Reatte6715/
Rautch6714/
Raë6713/
Rashte6712/
Raaste6712/
Rattsø6711/
Raí6710/
Ratowa679/
Rasthe679/
Raď679/
Hratch678/
Rajsht677/
Rôa677/
Raysth677/
Raytts676/
Raï676/
Reaths676/
Raahut675/
Røa675/
Geerat675/
Raá675/
Ratová673/
Rasste672/
Reatch672/
Rajsth672/
Raitth672/
Reaust672/
Rót672/
Raddtz672/
Rahait671/
Rajtte671/
Rahatz671/
Raayte671/
Rhatch671/
Rhathe671/
Rhauth671/
Ratdte671/
Rathdh671/
Raythd671/
Raihts671/
Raitsh671/
Rhayte671/
Raasth671/
Hrrath671/
Raisdt671/
Rasdte671/
Rhaytz671/
Rahaat671/
Raydtt671/
Rashtd671/
Raå671/
Raù671/
Rać671/
Raȕ671/
Raucht671/
Rhaith671/
Róa671/
Raç671/
Rhahat671/
Rachts671/
Rhaats671/
Rahast671/
Ratths670/
Hrauth670/
Rathhe670/
Reathe670/
Reacht670/
Reatts670/
Reastz670/
Radtte670/
Hrastt670/

Rat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rat in the Tibetan language
རད་-
Rat in the Marathi language
रतrata93.39
रातrata6.53
रत्rat0.08
Rat in the Bengali language
রাতrata85.71
রতীশratisa14.29
Rat in the Hindi language
रातrata78.53
रतrata10.94
भरतbharata4.43
भारतbharata2.08
रत्rat0.83
रट्rat0.14
Rat in the Oriya language
ରତrata60.38
ରାତrata28.3
ରଟrata6.6
ରତ୍rat1.89
ରାତ୍rat0.94
Rat in the Arabic language
راتrat-
عرةrt-
ريثryth-

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