Ratzer Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Ratzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2841:283,47029,659
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Austria1361:62,6139,728
Denmark641:88,1998,478
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Israel111:777,96750,646
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Rätzer (365) are calculated separately.

Ratzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ratzer occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Rätzer. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratzer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 459,064th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ratzer reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ratzer is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 283,470. In Germany Ratzer is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Bavaria, where 20 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Austria, where 18 percent reside.

Ratzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ratzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ratzer last name expanded 438 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ratzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ratzer last name are 5.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ratzer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning R 274,992 per year and in United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rätzer94365/
Raetzer9268/
Raitzer9215/
Rastzer928/
Razer91424/
Ratze9129/
Retzer833,122/
Rötzer832,782/
Raizer831,423/
Rayzer831,133/
Raezer83243/
Rotzer83241/
Rauzer83181/
Reazer8379/
Razier8344/
Raitze8321/
Ratser8314/
Razzer839/
Ratzhe839/
Radzer832/
Razeer832/
Ratjer831/
Ratger831/
Ratzie831/
Ratzre831/
Rathze831/
Raze804,492/
Reitzer77952/
Roetzer77443/
Rauzier77436/
Redtzer7755/
Ratcher7727/
Raytser7710/
Reutzer777/
Raitzes774/
Rostzer774/
Radzher773/
Raitser773/
Rathger772/
Reazier771/
Retzier771/
Rathjer771/
Ratjher771/
Rajczer771/
Rayzzer771/
Rattger770/
Reaze736,089/
Razee731,337/
Rezer73969/
Razey73493/
Razea73371/
Ratza73247/
Razze73210/
Ratje73196/
Rozer73178/
Ratse73173/
Raize73147/
Rauze73117/
Radze7394/
Razei7364/
Razir7339/
Racer7331/
Ratzé7330/
Ratzi7327/
Rayze7316/
Rözer7310/
Rózer738/
Raíze731/
Rahze731/
Rézer731/
Hraitser718/
Roystzer716/
Routzger711/
Radzeirz711/
Ratshere711/
Reiztzer711/
Rattcher710/
Reatcher710/
Rozier6710,581/
Rathje674,955/
Rotger672,604/
Reitze671,192/
Racher671,097/
Reizer671,072/
Rouzer67692/
Ratsie67622/
Rathge67408/
Reyzer67207/
Ratsey67129/
Radzey67103/
Roozer6799/
Radzei6778/
Rozear6776/
Retser6752/
Radzir6745/
Rautscher6742/
Raazee6733/
Rötzscher6733/
Raicer6732/
Razeej6731/
Roizer6728/
Razzie6727/
Radzee6727/
Raitza6726/
Radzie6725/
Rahtge6725/
Rezier6722/
Royzer6721/
Reezer6719/
Reacer6716/
Ratseh6715/
Reczer6713/
Ratgee6713/
Reuzer6712/
Rotzie6712/
Ratzoy6710/
Roezer678/
Raitzi678/
Rathzi678/
Ratsea677/
Raetscher676/
Radzej675/
Ratzay674/
Raizze674/
Rotjer674/
Ratzai673/
Razoir673/
Hrauze673/
Rotzscher672/
Redzer672/
Rahtje672/
Raizee672/
Reazee672/
Razeea672/
Rajcer672/
Radzhe672/
Rhazir672/
Rautse672/
Ratjhe672/
Ratserova671/
Radxer671/
Racerz671/
Racier671/
Rezser671/
Rauzee671/
Razeih671/
Hratzi671/
Raizea671/
Rashtgerd671/
Reatza671/
Rathse671/
Rhatje671/
Rachtzeid671/
Radzed671/
Radser671/
Rojzer671/
Rötjer671/
Rötzerová671/
Rotzerová671/
Reazei671/
Rotser671/
Hraize671/
Razair671/
Rhaize671/
Raizei671/
Raizir671/
Racear671/
Raizey670/
Reutze670/
Radtge670/
Rascer670/
Rozeir670/
Rozser670/

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