Ratz Surname

80,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Ratz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4301:33,1304,368
United States1,3571:267,10325,131
Austria5721:14,8872,199
Canada4381:84,1229,355
Israel2921:29,3074,202
Brazil2591:826,54229,919
Poland1171:324,86137,737
Belgium991:116,12817,169
Romania661:304,21027,263
France581:1,145,219121,886
Australia551:490,83137,357
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
India121:63,922,115578,870
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Moldova81:445,17130,722
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:170,81215,404

The alternate forms: Rätz (1,343) & Rátz (197) are calculated separately.

Ratz (16) may also be a first name.

Ratz Last Name Facts

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

Ratz (Arabic: راتز) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Rätz or Rátz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,041st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,196,641 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Ratz are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ratz is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,430 people, or 1 in 33,130. In Germany Ratz is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.

Ratz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ratz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 462 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ratz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ratz surname are 8.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ratz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.33% less than the national average, earning R 87,132 per year; in United States they earn 4.32% more than the national average, earning $45,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $49,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rätz921,343/
Rátz92197/
Raatz893,980/
Raitz891,926/
Raetz891,519/
Rahtz89176/
Rautz89108/
Rathz8961/
Reatz8952/
Rattz8946/
Ratze8929/
Raátz8913/
Raytz8912/
Radtz899/
Ratsz892/
Rhatz892/
Ratzh891/
Rratz890/
Rastz890/
Raz8680,314/
Raithz8035/
Raehtz8031/
Raittz8029/
Raitze8021/
Raythz8017/
Raatzs8015/
Ratzhe809/
Raitez808/
Raddtz802/
Rahatz801/
Rahtrz801/
Rhaytz801/
Reastz800/
Raiz7511,945/
Reaz759,828/
Racz757,068/
Raaz754,670/
Retz752,588/
Rats752,300/
Rotz752,166/
Razz75417/
Rötz75378/
Radz75374/
Rayz75361/
Rauz7599/
Razh7597/
Rahz7558/
Ratc7553/
Raíz7511/
Hraz7511/
Rhaz759/
Razs752/
Rraz751/
Raïz751/
Ratzsch73155/
Geeratz73116/
Rajthez734/
Raythez731/
Reitz6726,255/
Reetz677,287/
Raats673,222/
Raths671,687/
Ratts67857/
Roetz67770/
Hraiz67251/
Rayts67233/
Ratse67173/
Ratch67150/
Reutz67141/
Raits67130/
Roitz67119/
Rootz6783/
Radzh6768/
Raetzsch6760/
Rahatsız6751/
Rahts6746/
Hrats6741/
Raitzsch6738/
Rauts6724/
Hretz6722/
Rajts6722/
Rahaz6719/
Reats6714/
Rhetz6711/
Routz6710/
Rauzs6710/
Ratst679/
Rathß679/
Raaiz678/
Rettz678/
Rhazh678/
Rajcz677/
Rachz676/
Roytz675/
Raatzsch675/
Rottz674/
Röhtz674/
Reazz673/
Raacz672/
Raizz672/
Rasts672/
Raidz672/
Raizs672/
Rajtc671/
Radcz671/
Raatc671/
Rostz671/
Rehtz671/
Rauzh671/
Razzs671/
Rodtz671/
Reytz671/
Hrauz671/
Razsh671/
Razch671/
Rhadz671/
Raazz671/
Raadz671/
Rohtz671/
Rretz671/
Raudz671/
Rhayz671/
Radzz671/
Hrotz670/
Ratsh670/
Readz670/

Ratz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ratz in the Arabic language
راتزratz-

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Footnotes

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