Rauenzahn Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rauenzahn Surname User-submission:

This surname (originally Rauenzahner) means 'rough tooth'. It is derived from the German words rauer, meaning 'rough', and zahn, meaning 'tooth'.

Rauenzahn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Rauenzahn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname (originally Rauenzahner) means 'rough tooth'. It is derived from the German words rauer, meaning 'rough', and zahn, meaning 'tooth'.

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Rauenzahn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rauenzahn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rauenzahn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 917,199th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Rauenzahn live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 1,258,538. In The United States Rauenzahn is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 60 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Rauenzahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rauenzahn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rauenzahn surname expanded 1,108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rauenzahn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rauenzahn last name are 19.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.6% registered to vote for the political party.

Rauenzahn earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.4% less than the national average, earning $40,387 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruenzahn943/
Rauensahn891/
Rauenjahn890/
Reuenzahn890/
Reußenzahn841/
Reussenzahn801/
Rouenzain781/
Reinzan7527/
Raumzan757/
Ruensan754/
Reisenzahn7433/
Ruenchon71165/
Ruenchan7170/
Raunsang711/
Reynzaan711/
Reinzand711/
Reissenzahn704/
Reisenzan672/

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