Ratjens Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Ratjens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratjens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Australia181:1,499,76175,721

Ratjens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratjens is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratjens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Ratjens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Ratjens live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ratjens is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent are found, Hamburg, where 34 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 36 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathjens931,023/
Rajensh8612/
Ratgens861/
Rotjens861/
Raijens860/
Rajns831/
Rahtgens8036/
Rathgens8025/
Roetjens8010/
Rathiens801/
Rathyens801/
Rajnsz7761/
Rasens7731/
Ragens7728/
Rojens774/
Racens773/
Rajhns771/
Rötgens7138/
Radgens7129/
Roijens7129/
Rausens7122/
Ratcins711/
Reagens711/
Reasens710/
Rooijens67131/
Raudzens677/
Röthgens673/
Röttgens672/
Reijense671/
Rathgins670/

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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 Ratjens
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