Rathfelder Surname

356,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Rathfelder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathfelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8551:94,15811,761
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rathfelder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rathfelder is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathfelder? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 356,452nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,151,664 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Rathfelder are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 94,158. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 73 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Rathfelder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rathfelder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rathfelder last name rose 1,671 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rathfelder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rathfelder surname are 27.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rathfelder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.69% less than the national average, earning R 43,500 per year; in United States they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $50,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.65% less than the national average, earning $40,415 CAD per year.

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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 Rathfelder
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