Rathknecht Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Rathknecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria141:608,24554,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rathknecht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rathknecht is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathknecht? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rathknecht is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Rathknecht is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rathknecht live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Austria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 608,245. In Austria Rathknecht is primarily found in: Burgenland, where 93 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reithknecht8612/
Rajknecht8412/
Reitknecht8059/
Reithknect801/
Raitknechtová781/
Raknet752/
Roßknecht7410/
Rakhneh7164/
Raknesh714/
Rossknecht7077/
Reitknechtová706/
Rakne677/
Rastkhne671/

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