Rathers Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rathers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Rathers (10) may also be a first name.

Rathers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rathers occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rathers.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Rathers reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Rathers is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 30 percent reside, Virginia, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Rathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rathers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 556 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rathers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rathers surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Rathers earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.34% less than the national average, earning $30,491 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raythers931/
Reathers931/
Raters92159/
Rothers86114/
Ratgers8668/
Rasters8667/
Rayters8659/
Rethers8644/
Raiters8616/
Ratiers862/
Ratters860/
Rethiers8019/
Raatgers8012/
Raisters8010/
Reuthers803/
Raytters802/
Rothiers801/
Retthers800/
Roters772,982/
Reters7726/
Rotthiers753/
Routhiers751/
Ruiters7116,135/
Reuters71822/
Roeters71750/
Rotgers71264/
Reiters71184/
Rötters7182/
Rötgers7163/
Rooters7133/
Retters7125/
Reyters7121/
Rotiers7112/
Rotters7111/
Rosters716/
Royters714/
Routers713/
Rodters713/
Retiers711/
Rehters711/
Roiters711/
Rottiers672,412/
Röttgers67999/
Rottgers6743/
Retterås6727/
Roetters678/
Roysters678/
Reuterås676/
Ruitters671/
Routgers671/
Rodtiers671/
Ratterce671/
Routiers671/
Rootgers670/
Rostters670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rathers
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