Raters Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Raters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany981:821,48459,964
United States511:7,107,038327,397
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Raters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raters is most common in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raters? popularity and diffusion

Raters is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Raters are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Raters is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 821,484. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 29 percent are found and Hamburg, where 7 percent are found. Barring Germany Raters occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Raters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raters surname grew 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raters Last Name Statistics demography

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

Raters earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.25% more than the national average, earning $59,223 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathers92108/
Ratgers9268/
Rasters9267/
Rayters9259/
Raiters9216/
Ratiers922/
Ratters920/
Raatgers8612/
Raisters8610/
Raytters862/
Raythers861/
Reathers861/
Roters832,982/
Reters8326/
Ruiters7716,135/
Reuters77822/
Roeters77750/
Rotgers77264/
Reiters77184/
Rothers77114/
Rötters7782/
Rötgers7763/
Rethers7744/
Rooters7733/
Retters7725/
Reyters7721/
Rotiers7712/
Rotters7711/
Rosters776/
Royters774/
Routers773/
Rodters773/
Roiters771/
Retiers771/
Rehters771/
Rottiers712,412/
Röttgers71999/
Rottgers7143/
Retterås7127/
Rethiers7119/
Roysters718/
Roetters718/
Reuterås716/
Reuthers713/
Rodtiers711/
Routgers711/
Ruitters711/
Routiers711/
Rothiers711/
Ratterce711/
Rootgers710/
Rostters710/
Retthers710/
Rotars677/
Rotthiers673/
Routhiers671/
Retors671/

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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
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  • 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 Raters
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