Rautenbach Surname

51,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rautenbach Surname Definition:

Place name in Germany.

Rautenbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,1621:5,913755
Germany2031:396,57936,740
England1001:557,18134,216
Namibia901:26,7714,244
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Rautenbach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Rautenbach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rautenbach is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rautenbach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,564th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 733,080 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Rautenbach are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 9,162 people, or 1 in 5,913. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Western Cape, where 13 percent live and Free State, where 12 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Rautenbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rautenbach last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rautenbach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.81% more than the national average, earning R 467,700 per year; in United States they earn 36.1% more than the national average, earning $58,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.79% more than the national average, earning $61,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratenbach9513/
Rautenbacht957/
Rautnbach951/
Rutenbach951/
Rustenbach90105/
Ruitenbach9045/
Rattenbach9039/
Raitenbach906/
Ruthenbach903/
Ruttenbach901/
Reutenbach901/
Rautenboch901/
Raunbach891/
Rustenbeach861/
Raistenbach861/
Rotenbach8424/
Rajtenbah8410/
Raušenbah841/
Rutenbaha841/
Runbach822/
Ranbach821/
Rauchenbauch820/
Reitenbach801,426/
Rothenbach80516/
Rietenbach80121/
Rottenbach80111/
Rostenbach8069/
Raytenbakh8011/
Raggenbach8010/
Rachenbach808/
Reytenbach804/
Rajsenbach802/
Raitenbakh801/
Ruitenbech801/
Rattembach801/
Routenboch801/
Ruchenbach800/
Rassenbach800/
Reinbach78407/
Rainbach783/
Ratenbai781/
Roenbach781/
Rienbach780/
Reistenbach76133/
Rajchenbach7697/
Reittenbach7630/
Reijtenbach7612/
Raichenbach768/
Rostenbauch761/
Rietenbauch761/
Ranbac751/
Rosenbach742,399/
Reinebach7469/
Rheinbach7435/
Reinbachs7422/
Rotenbakh7411/
Reitnbach749/
Rayhenbah741/
Roßenbach741/
Rotenboch740/
Rasenbath740/
Reienbach740/
Reuschenbach73694/
Rauschembach739/
Reichtenbach731/
Rauschenbash730/
Rambach71907/
Rutemba71335/
Rumbach71282/
Ratemba712/
Rajenba711/
Ronbach710/
Riggenbach701,097/
Roggenbach70266/
Rossenbach70194/
Rochenbach70157/
Reytenbakh7093/
Reisenbach7022/
Rosenbauch7015/
Reysenbach7012/
Reitembach708/
Rauschenba703/
Reitenbakh703/
Rothembach702/
Reachenbah701/
Reichenbach6712,675/
Reynbakh6775/
Raimbach6764/
Reinbaha6751/
Rajchembach6735/
Reijsenbach6720/
Roembach6719/
Rijnbach6713/
Rejchinbach6712/
Reinbakh6711/
Reistembach6710/
Ranba679/
Roggenbauch677/
Reinbahs677/
Reimbach676/
Rejchenbach674/
Runba673/
Reichinbach672/
Rambachs671/
Rumbachs671/
Riggenbauch671/
Rainbaha671/
Rainbahs671/
Reinbahh671/
Reistenboch671/
Rohnbach670/
Rosenbah670/
Ronbauch670/

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