Rathnow Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Rathnow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Rathnów (26) are calculated separately.

Rathnow Last Name Facts

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

Rathnow is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Rathnów. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathnow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rathnow is the 1,544,715th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Rathnow live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,642,969. In Germany Rathnow is most common in: Brandenburg, where 41 percent reside, Bavaria, where 31 percent reside and Bremen, where 24 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Rathnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rathnow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rathnow last name expanded 311 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rathnow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rathnow are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rathnow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $49,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathnów9526/
Ratnow9231/
Rathnaw8642/
Rathnov8611/
Ratnov7797/
Ratnova71104/
Ratnoff7143/
Rastnov711/
Rathnavth633/
Rotnov62323/
Ratnab6226/
Ratnav621/
Retnov621/
Rotnova57402/
Rethnav571/
Ratnabh571/
Rettnov571/
Rostnov571/

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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 Rathnow
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