Rathcke Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rathcke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathcke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1801:31,3603,257
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Räthcke (1) are calculated separately.

Rathcke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rathcke is found most in Denmark. It can also be rendered as a variant: Räthcke. Click here for other potential spellings of Rathcke.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathcke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rathcke is the 935,326th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Rathcke are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Rathcke is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 31,360. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 57 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Denmark this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Rathcke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rathcke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rathcke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rathcke are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Rathcke earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.81% less than the national average, earning $28,129 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Räthcke951/
Raethcke930/
Rathke924,750/
Ratcke924/
Rathck920/
Raethke86138/
Rathkey86114/
Rathske8626/
Radthke865/
Ratchke861/
Rathkee860/
Radtcke860/
Rathkie860/
Rathker860/
Ratke832,068/
Racke83563/
Rathk832/
Ratschke80117/
Radtke7733,674/
Ratzke771,020/
Röthke77211/
Raacke77176/
Rattke77148/
Rackey77140/
Rathka77119/
Rachke7790/
Rothke7784/
Räthke7776/
Rethke7773/
Radcke7755/
Ratkey7753/
Rackie7748/
Ratske7740/
Ratkie7732/
Ratdke7711/
Ratkje7711/
Rathky777/
Rautke774/
Ratkke774/
Ratkei773/
Rahtke773/
Ratker772/
Raatke772/
Radtce771/
Ratche771/
Hracke771/
Radtck771/
Ratkee770/
Reacke770/
Ratcky770/
Raetke770/
Raucke770/
Raicke770/
Ratschker7585/
Rautschke752/
Rathkeová751/
Ratc7353/
Ratk737/
Roethke71180/
Radtkey7139/
Raatzke7127/
Ratchee7116/
Raatkey7113/
Rotshke719/
Reutcke719/
Radtkie718/
Ratkher716/
Ratkesh716/
Rettcke713/
Ratchey712/
Rackeey712/
Rackiey712/
Reachke711/
Radshke711/
Radtkee711/
Radtzke711/
Raitker711/
Raatkei711/
Rayteke711/
Radtker711/
Ratdtke711/
Rattzke711/
Rattcky711/
Rathkij711/
Rathque711/
Raatkie710/
Readcke710/
Rastkey710/
Raitche710/
Rodtcke710/
Ratskey710/
Radke6719,500/
Rocke672,589/
Racki672,136/
Ratka671,435/
Racky67751/
Retke67239/
Ratky6798/
Rotke6774/
Ratki6771/
Racka6746/
Rätke6737/
Ratschka6734/
Racké6724/
Racká6723/
Ratschki6718/
Ratschky6710/
Rotschke678/
Rothsche676/
Radtk675/
Racký675/
Rautszke675/
Ratkė675/
Ratca674/
Rajtk673/
Rathq672/
Rajtc671/
Raatc671/
Ratckova671/
Rastk671/
Reathque671/
Ratchkij671/
Rackj671/
Rotce670/

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