Ratke Surname

201,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Ratke Surname User-submission:

This surname is probably a variant of the Radke surname.

Ratke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4891:164,63319,487
Russia4031:357,62535,302
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Poland3431:110,81316,684
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Kazakhstan671:263,91822,888
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Latvia121:170,83720,647
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
India91:85,229,487684,495
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

The alternate forms: Rätke (37) & Ratkė (5) are calculated separately.

Ratke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is probably a variant of the Radke surname.

- haffman97

Ratke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ratke (Hindi: रातके, Marathi: रटके, Russian: Ратке) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Rätke or Ratkė. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,602nd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,523,958 people. The surname Ratke is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Ratke reside; 32 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 24 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 489 people, or 1 in 164,633. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Ratke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ratke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ratke last name expanded 557 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ratke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ratke surname is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ratke surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Ratke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $50,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rätke9337/
Ratkė935/
Radtke9133,674/
Rathke914,750/
Rattke91148/
Ratkey9153/
Ratkie9132/
Ratdke9111/
Ratkje9111/
Ratcke914/
Rautke914/
Ratkke914/
Ratkei913/
Rahtke913/
Ratker912/
Raatke912/
Ratkee910/
Raetke910/
Ratk897/
Rathcke83281/
Raethke83138/
Rathkey83114/
Radtkey8339/
Raatkey8313/
Radtkie838/
Ratkher836/
Ratkesh836/
Radthke835/
Radtkee831/
Raitker831/
Raatkei831/
Rayteke831/
Radtker831/
Ratdtke831/
Rathkee830/
Radtcke830/
Raatkie830/
Rathkie830/
Rastkey830/
Rathker830/
Radke8019,500/
Ratka801,435/
Retke80239/
Ratky8098/
Rotke8074/
Ratki8071/
Radtk805/
Rajtk803/
Rathk802/
Rastk801/
Raethcke770/
Rettke731,291/
Ratkai73645/
Radtka73293/
Rottke73279/
Röthke73211/
Ratkaj73194/
Ratkay73157/
Rzatki73141/
Radkey73140/
Rotker73124/
Rathka73119/
Rothke7384/
Räthke7376/
Rethke7373/
Ratque7364/
Radkie7361/
Radcke7355/
Rötker7348/
Raytek7343/
Rattka7329/
Radtki7312/
Redtke7310/
Ratkis738/
Retkie738/
Rathky737/
Roetke735/
Rodtke734/
Ratkhi733/
Rotket733/
Radkhe732/
Raedke732/
Raadke732/
Radker731/
Radkke731/
Radtce731/
Radtky731/
Raddke731/
Raitky731/
Rhadke731/
Reutke731/
Rautki731/
Ratkoy731/
Ratche731/
Radtkg731/
Rajtĺk731/
Rädtke731/
Rätker731/
Reateg731/
Radkez731/
Radtck731/
Readke730/
Rotkey730/
Ratcky730/
Radkee730/
Rasdke730/
Rathck730/
Rastkheiz7126/
Rastkheez712/
Radtkeová712/
Rathkeová711/
Ratkova67642/
Roethke67180/
Rostker67111/
Rahatkh6761/
Ratc6753/
Rootkie6749/
Ratkhui6734/
Radk6731/
Ratkhit6717/
Ratková6717/
Ratchee6716/
Raidker6712/
Reutcke679/
Rotk677/
Rettcke673/
Ratchey672/
Redtkey672/
Rashtki672/
Rohtker672/
Rzadtki672/
Rahatka671/
Redtkee671/
Rautkha671/
Rastkiz671/
Roettke671/
Räthcke671/
Rzatkai671/
Rautkpp671/
Rattcky671/
Rathkij671/
Rathque671/
Roedtke670/
Readcke670/
Reutkie670/
Radketh670/
Rottker670/
Rettkee670/
Raitche670/
Rodtcke670/
Roidtke670/
Rattkay670/

Ratke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ratke in the Hindi language
रातकेratake-
Ratke in the Marathi language
रटकेratake71.43
रोटकेrotake14.29
रत्केratke14.29
Ratke in the Russian language
Раткеratke-

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