Rech Surname

18,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Rech Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'ridge', 'mountain range' in Hebrew. They used to assign this surname to the Ashkenazi Jews living in the mountains.

Rech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil15,7961:13,552736
Germany6,0131:13,3891,737
Italy2,3691:25,8154,608
United States2,0561:176,29317,689
France1,8111:36,6774,509
Argentina5301:80,6486,825
Spain2951:158,48111,552
Australia2411:112,01512,478
Poland2161:175,96624,252
Luxembourg1831:3,172412
Switzerland1391:59,0867,409
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Czechia941:113,12218,479
Canada591:624,50251,218
Latvia571:35,9665,478
Paraguay541:134,0142,871
England531:1,051,28451,324
Austria481:177,40522,887
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Romania321:627,43344,366
Hungary281:350,58125,143
South Sudan251:456,603797
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Panama41:978,06412,245
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey21:25,9413,069
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

Rech (1,439) may also be a first name.

Rech Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'ridge', 'mountain range' in Hebrew. They used to assign this surname to the Ashkenazi Jews living in the mountains.

- asdasdasdasd

It is a Jewish surname meaning 'mountain crest'. It was given to people, who lived near the mountains of Jerusalem.

- rabi_jacob_cohen

Rech Last Name Facts

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

Rech (Hindi: रेच, Marathi: रेच, Russian: Речь) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rech? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rech is the 18,132nd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 239,375 people. Rech occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Rech are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Luso-South America. Rech is also the 205,696th most widely held given name internationally, held by 1,439 people.

This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 15,796 people, or 1 in 13,552. In Brazil Rech is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 52 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 26 percent live and Paraná, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Rech occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent live and Italy, where 8 percent live.

Rech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rech has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 742 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rech Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rech are 16.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Rech earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.18% more than the national average, earning €38,492 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.53% more than the national average, earning R 395,736 per year; in United States they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $50,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $46,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reich8962,782/
Resch8927,643/
Reche8911,039/
Reech897,759/
Recht892,554/
Reach891,800/
Riech89571/
Rejch89269/
Rechs8973/
Raech8921/
Reych8921/
Reuch899/
Roech897/
Retch895/
Rzech893/
Hrech893/
Rechh892/
Rechz891/
Reh865,357/
Rec86544/
Reiche809,952/
Reusch808,772/
Reisch807,548/
Riesch801,381/
Retsch80680/
Reicht80570/
Reecht80210/
Resche80178/
Reasch8062/
Hriech8054/
Reesch8040/
Reichs8029/
Reache8027/
Hreich8013/
Reysch8010/
Rescht806/
Reeche804/
Rehych804/
Reitch803/
Rechts803/
Hresch802/
Reatch802/
Retche802/
Reshch802/
Reichh801/
Reachs801/
Hreche801/
Reyche801/
Rettch800/
Rreich800/
Reacht800/
Reichd800/
Rich7592,348/
Roch7520,058/
Rach755,975/
Resh753,339/
Reih751,362/
Rejc75837/
Rece75817/
Reci75751/
Rekh75440/
Reph75392/
Rych75320/
Rehs75317/
Riec75158/
Reic7557/
Rieh7552/
Redh7546/
Reyh7545/
Recz7528/
Rezc7515/
Reec7513/
Rezh7510/
Räch759/
Resc755/
Reuh755/
Hreh755/
Rrec755/
Redc754/
Rexh753/
Retc752/
Rzeh752/
Rejh752/
Rehh752/
Rerh751/
Rehp751/
Rehz751/
Reyc751/
Rzec751/
Rehx751/
Rehj751/
Rheh751/
Rietsch731,440/
Reische73367/
Rechová7391/
Reitsch7391/
Retzsch7349/
Raheich7329/
Reatsch7316/
Hreiche7310/
H'Reich7310/
Reischz737/
Rehsche737/
Reutsch735/
Rechova735/
Reuschs731/
Reischs731/
Reetsch731/
Reischt730/
Reichts730/
Reece6744,488/
Re6741,637/
Riche6713,066/
Risch6710,625/
Reish677,890/
Raach675,091/
Ritch674,199/
Raich673,542/
Hroch671,816/
Hrach671,504/
Reihs671,006/
Rajch67926/
Hrekh67864/
Reykh67760/
Rachh67720/
Hrich67668/
Reesh67578/
Reysh67527/
Riehs67497/
Richt67494/
Rekhe67483/
Reichová67443/
Resce67396/
Räsch67331/
Roych67196/
Reash67164/
Rioch67145/
Hrych67140/
Raych67137/
Reice67120/
Reikh67115/
Rietzsch67111/
Roich67102/
Ruich6797/
Reush6796/
Rreci6792/
Rojch6791/
Hresh6782/
Reuhs6779/
Rzeha6772/
Reace6770/
Richs6765/
Reshe6762/
Resci6759/
Rejchová6757/
Reschová6739/
Reicz6737/
Reyce6733/
Reiph6731/
Rzeeh6728/
Riesh6723/
Hreih6723/
Rysch6722/
Reehe6715/
Rehej6714/
Reaph6714/
Räche6714/
Reths6712/
Rèche6711/
Rehyi6710/
Résch679/
Redzh678/
Reichova678/
Rochh677/
Rejth677/
Rehøj676/
Hreische675/
Rehth675/
Ryche675/
Rehys675/
Richd674/
Rgesh674/
Reddh674/
Reehs674/
Hresc673/
Readh673/
Ridch673/
Raïch673/
Hrecz672/
Reakh672/
Ryoch672/
Rhoch672/
Richh672/
Réche672/
Reixh672/
Reschova672/
Rycht672/
Hrerh672/
Reedc671/
Reekh671/
Reesc671/
Rehtz671/
Rejsh671/
Richz671/
Hreah671/
Raàch671/
Redsh671/
Hrechova671/
Rzych671/
Röche671/
Rrekh671/
Reejh671/
Rehed671/
Rehii671/
Rehjt671/
Reycs671/
Retsh671/
Rhehe671/
Rhach671/
Raheechh671/
Hrezh671/
Reedh670/
Rrich670/
Reisc670/
Reiht670/
Reecs670/
Reacs670/
Resdh670/
Reidh670/
Reeci670/
Rreha670/
Riehh670/
Reics670/
Reitzsch670/

Rech Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rech in the Hindi language
रेचreca-
Rech in the Marathi language
रेचreca-
Rech in the Russian language
Речьrec-

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