Rath Surname

4,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Rath Surname Definition:

A rare toponymic still extant in east Leinster. IF 19*

Rath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India79,4021:9,661817
Germany17,7241:4,542529
Cambodia14,1091:1,098275
United States8,8471:40,9705,031
Austria4,5591:1,868145
Australia1,2671:21,3072,958
Canada1,0291:35,8074,569
Pakistan7101:251,6115,662
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Netherlands4021:42,0087,125
Denmark3791:14,8941,463
England3321:167,82515,507
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Ireland2661:17,7031,920
United Arab Emirates2571:35,6513,767
Brazil2311:926,72933,128
Argentina1741:245,65219,922
Seychelles1581:585133
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Norway1251:41,1385,882
France1181:562,90476,109
Israel1091:78,5109,522
Switzerland991:82,9599,414
Uruguay941:36,5084,223
Czechia891:119,47719,340
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Thailand721:981,088150,124
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Sweden431:228,99415,912
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Oman161:230,4983,970
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1351:32,8143,199
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4001:35,8704,255

The alternate forms: Ráth (186) & Rãth (1) are calculated separately.

Rath (23,690) may also be a first name.

Rath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A rare toponymic still extant in east Leinster. IF 19*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(German, Irish) One who came from Rath (advice), in Rheinland; descendant of Rath, a form of Rado, a pet form of names beginning with Rat (advice), as Radulf, Ratward and Radoald; one who gave advice; one who came from Rath (fort), in Ireland.

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

Rath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rath (Arabic: رته, Bengali: রথ, Hindi: रथ, Marathi: रथ, Oriya: ରଥ, Tibetan: རཱད་) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ráth or Rãth. For other potential spellings of Rath click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rath? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rath is the 4,248th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 55,025 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Rath are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Rath is also the 33,345th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 23,690 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 79,402 people, or 1 in 9,661. In India Rath is most common in: Odisha, where 85 percent reside, West Bengal, where 4 percent reside and Haryana, where 1 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 92 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Cambodia, where 11 percent reside.

Rath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rath last name increased 632 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 830 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 197 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (82%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rath last name are 19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Rath earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning 315,238 kr per year; in Peru they earn 106.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,971 per year; in South Africa they earn 91.46% more than the national average, earning R 454,992 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.91% less than the national average, earning $14,323,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $51,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ráth92186/
Rãth921/
Reath8935,967/
Rauth8911,216/
Raith895,930/
Raath893,840/
Rathe892,420/
Raths891,687/
Ratch89150/
Rathz8961/
Rathd8930/
Ratth8918/
Rathß899/
Rayth896/
Hrath893/
Radth893/
Ratht891/
Rathh891/
Rahth891/
Ratsh890/
Rat8610,558/
Raouth801,942/
Raaths80889/
Rahath80811/
Ratthe80402/
Rauthe80210/
Raitch8047/
Raiths8041/
Raithz8035/
Raythe8031/
Raithe8022/
Rahuth8019/
Raythz8017/
Radthe8015/
Rautch8014/
Rasthe809/
Hratch808/
Raysth807/
Reaths806/
Reatch802/
Rajsth802/
Raitth802/
Rhatch801/
Rhathe801/
Rhauth801/
Rathdh801/
Raythd801/
Raitsh801/
Raasth801/
Hrrath801/
Rhaith801/
Ratths800/
Hrauth800/
Rathhe800/
Reathe800/
Raut751,209,057/
Roth75237,580/
Rait7532,258/
Reat7510,416/
Rast757,915/
Rate755,467/
Raat753,821/
Rats752,300/
Róth751,636/
Radh751,214/
Ratt751,097/
Rayt75716/
Radt75187/
Rajt75186/
Raht75131/
Rahd7584/
Hrat7532/
Rhat7511/
Ratp759/
Rrat755/
Ratė755/
Rôth753/
Ratd752/
Rzat752/
Raït751/
Raát751/
Rathová73102/
Reatsch7316/
Raththe7314/
Rathova733/
Rateher731/
Routh6790,970/
Rahat6763,788/
Rothe6736,060/
Reith6712,558/
Rahad677,719/
Rasht677,603/
Ratte675,204/
Rahut673,966/
Raats673,222/
Raste672,567/
Rodth672,278/
Rooth671,698/
Raitt671,636/
Roith671,062/
Raidt67906/
Ratts67857/
Rashd67850/
Raute67666/
Hrast67593/
Roths67586/
Raadt67559/
Reate67497/
Reast67439/
Rhait67411/
Rayte67405/
Raite67281/
Rayts67233/
Racht67228/
Raust67199/
Rahud67190/
Rotch67177/
Rahtz67176/
Rachd67175/
Reyth67163/
Rautt67139/
Reuth67133/
Raits67130/
Rauut67129/
Rotth6774/
Reatz6752/
Rattz6746/
Hrats6741/
Raist6732/
Raydt6725/
Rhate6724/
Rauts6724/
Readt6723/
Rajts6722/
Raytt6722/
Ruoth6719/
Rauht6715/
Reats6714/
Rahdh6714/
Raate6713/
Royth6713/
Raátz6713/
Rraut6712/
Rhaut6712/
Raytz6712/
Rhayt6710/
Radtz679/
Rajdh679/
Raidh678/
Rajte676/
Hraut676/
Rastehed676/
Raujt675/
Raahd675/
Raayt674/
Rhatt674/
Rhadh674/
Raaht673/
Raudt673/
Readh673/
Ratsz672/
Rhatz672/
Rothh672/
Rasts672/
Radch672/
Rzadh672/
Rajtp671/
Raiht671/
Raithová671/
Raatt671/
Rrait671/
Rgadh671/
Rheat671/
Hrate671/
Hreat671/
Rroth671/
Hroth671/
Raizt671/
Radte671/
Radsh671/
Rajthová671/
Rahht671/
Raast671/
Ra'at671/
Rattt671/
Rasdh671/
Rastd671/
Reatt670/
Raudh670/
Rhoth670/
Rratz670/
Rastz670/
Rotsh670/

Rath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rath in the Bengali language
রথratha-
Rath in the Oriya language
ରଥratha99.22
ରାଥratha0.05
ସାହୁsahu0.02
ରତrata0.01
ନାଥnatha0.01
ରଥ୍rath0.01
ମହାmaha0.01
ଷଢsadha0
ପଭାpabha0
ରଠratha0
ରାଠratha0
ମାଝୀmajhi0
ରଥାratha0
ଆରତୀarati0
େହାତାehata0
ଆରତarata0
ରଥିrathi0
ମଧୁmadhu0
ପତୀpati0
ପାତpata0
Rath in the Hindi language
रथratha95.66
राथratha2.43
राठratha1.09
रथ्rath0.21
राठीrathi0.1
रतrata0.05
रथाratha0.05
Rath in the Marathi language
रथratha61.26
राठratha18.58
राथratha11.46
रातrata7.11
रठratha0.4
राठी़rathi0.4
राठीrathi0.4
Rath in the Tibetan language
རཱད་33.87
རད་32.26
རཏ་rata16.13
རཐ་rata6.45
ནད་4.84
རན་ren1.61
ནཐ་nata1.61
ནཏ་nata1.61
རཱཏ་rata1.61
Rath in the Arabic language
رتهrth-
راثrath-
ريتهryth-

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