Rathlev Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rathlev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathlev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Denmark101:564,47234,222
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Rathlev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rathlev occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathlev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Rathlev is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Rathlev are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Rathlev is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Rathlev is mostly found in: Hamburg, where 39 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 32 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found. Barring Germany Rathlev exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Denmark, where 15 percent are found.

Rathlev Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rathlev has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rathlev last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rathlev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rathlev surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Rathlev earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratlev921/
Rahlev921/
Rathlef86103/
Rathlov867/
Rathlew865/
Ralev83683/
Rathleff80226/
Rahatlev803/
Rahaliev801/
Raleva77888/
Rohlev7744/
Raulev7742/
Retlev7730/
Ratlef7713/
Rallev7713/
Rotlev7710/
Raliev777/
Railev773/
Raleev772/
Rahlef772/
Ratliv771/
Realev771/
Raylev771/
Ratlov771/
Ratleff71140/
Ratlief71130/
Rahaleb7163/
Ratleph7143/
Rohleva7141/
Rzaliev7129/
Rauleva7117/
Ralleva719/
Raileva714/
Rohylev714/
Realiev713/
Ratlipe712/
Ratlife712/
Rauliev711/
Rothlef711/
Ratlefe710/
Rahlf671,451/
Ralfe67525/
Ratliffe67433/
Rolev67227/
Rattleff6766/
Raleb6735/
Ratlieff6734/
Rahaleab6720/
Radtleff6716/
Raliv672/
Rohyleva672/
Rattlife671/
Ratleffe670/

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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 Rathlev
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