Ratzow Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Ratzow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratzow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ratzow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratzow is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ratzow.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratzow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ratzow is the 1,409,418th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Ratzow occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Ratzow are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ratzow is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Ratzow is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 49 percent are found, Michigan, where 28 percent are found and Maryland, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent are found and Denmark, where 12 percent are found.

Ratzow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ratzow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ratzow surname grew 1,383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ratzow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ratzow surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ratzow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,537 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Raitzow921/
Razow911/
Retzow8357/
Rotzow8319/
Ratcow835/
Radzow831/
Ratsow830/
Ratzova771/
Radziow771/
Ratchow770/
Razov73983/
Rozow7362/
Racow7328/
Razaw734/
Razof731/
Ratschow7131/
Rachow671,572/
Ratcov67128/
Razhov6786/
Ratsov6762/
Raizov6734/
Rayzov6718/
Rajcow676/
Rauzov675/
Ratzuf672/
Razzov671/
Ratzaf671/
Razoff671/
Ratzav671/
Raczov671/
Razzaw671/
Radzuw671/
Retzov670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ratzow
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