Rateau Surname

177,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Rateau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rateau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9271:34,4694,204
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Mauritius541:23,9524,937
Haiti521:205,4607,764
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Rateau (32) may also be a first name.

Rateau Last Name Facts

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

Rateau occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rateau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rateau is the 177,072nd most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,016,368 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Rateau reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 1,927 people, or 1 in 34,469. In France Rateau is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 33 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 12 percent reside. Excluding France this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Rateau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rateau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rateau last name expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rateau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rateau surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rateau earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.32% less than the national average, earning $39,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.76% more than the national average, earning $68,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratea91193/
Ratiea8368/
Roteau833/
Rateah831/
Rasteiu7767/
Ratauju7718/
Ratiaue771/
Ratteou770/
Ratia735,441/
Ratiu734,462/
Rotea73708/
Ratya73622/
Ratyu7312/
Râtea732/
Ratja731/
Raateoja715/
Rathiaju713/
Rathaaiu713/
Rateijay711/
Rattia674,145/
Rautia674,051/
Ratiah67596/
Ratiat67322/
Ratoiu67193/
Rathia67146/
Rastia6774/
Rautya6764/
Ratija6755/
Routhieau6737/
Ratius6731/
Raitia6723/
Ratiha6720/
Rathja6717/
Ratias6713/
Radtya6713/
Ratyas6712/
Rothea6710/
Rathya678/
Roteha676/
Rastiu675/
Ratoju675/
Ratiye675/
Rattya674/
Raatja673/
Raatia673/
Radtja673/
Raitya672/
Ratjie672/
Ratiou672/
Rathiu671/
Ratyie671/
Rhatyu671/
Rhatya671/
Rastju671/
Ratjas671/
Ratiejaya671/
Rateshaya671/
Reatia671/
Routea671/
Rajtia671/
Rhotea670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rateau
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