Rathjens Surname
Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname
Rathjens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 816 | 1:98,659 | 12,255 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Rathjens Demographics
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Rathjens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rathjens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rathjens is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rathjens.
How Common Is The Last Name Rathjens? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 355,394th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,123,701 people. The surname Rathjens occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Rathjens are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Rathjens is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 816 people, or 1 in 98,659. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 30 percent reside and Hamburg, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.
Rathjens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rathjens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rathjens last name rose 8,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rathjens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rathjens last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.
Rathjens earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $43,156 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratjens | 93 | 50 | / |
| Rathgens | 88 | 25 | / |
| Rathyens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rathiens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rajensh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ratgens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rotjens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raijens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rajns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rahtgens | 75 | 36 | / |
| Roetjens | 75 | 10 | / |
| Röthgens | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rathgins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rajnsz | 71 | 61 | / |
| Rasens | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ragens | 71 | 28 | / |
| Rojens | 71 | 4 | / |
| Racens | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rajhns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rötgens | 67 | 38 | / |
| Roijens | 67 | 29 | / |
| Radgens | 67 | 29 | / |
| Rausens | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ratcins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reagens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reasens | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rathjens
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