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Where Does The Last Name Rathke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rathke is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Räthke. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 99,611^th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,534,220 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Rathke live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Rathke is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,288 people, or 1 in 35,186. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent are found. Besides Germany Rathke exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Rathke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Rathke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rathke last name expanded 884 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rathke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Rathke surname are 15.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rathke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 85.87% more than the national average, earning 643,248 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $45,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,475 CAD per year.