Recht Surname

169,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Recht 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.

Recht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8911:406,80035,470
Germany6461:124,62115,213
France6181:107,48015,949
Israel661:129,66114,046
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Austria181:473,08046,251
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Recht (92) may also be a first name.

Recht 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

Recht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Recht is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Recht click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Recht? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 169,063rd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,853,385 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Recht reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 992,070th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 92 people.

The surname Recht is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 891 people, or 1 in 406,800. In The United States Recht is mostly found in: California, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and France, where 24 percent are found.

Recht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Recht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Recht surname increased 958 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Recht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Recht last name are 5.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.73% registered with the party.

The amount Recht earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.41% more than the national average, earning $51,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $54,369 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reicht91570/
Reecht91210/
Rescht916/
Rechts913/
Riecht911/
Reucht911/
Reacht910/
Rechte910/
Rech8930,444/
Rect896/
Reht892/
Reichet8310/
Reischt830/
Reichts830/
Reich8062,782/
Resch8027,643/
Reche8011,039/
Reech807,759/
Reach801,800/
Riech80571/
Richt80494/
Rejch80269/
Racht80228/
Rechs8073/
Rocht8027/
Reych8021/
Reuch809/
Rekht808/
React807/
Rehth805/
Retch805/
Rzech803/
Hrech803/
Rechh802/
Rycht802/
Rehtz801/
Rechz801/
Rehjt801/
Rieht801/
Reiht800/
Reect800/
Rechtová776/
Reichett776/
Reichete772/
Reicheht771/
Rechtova771/
Reichedt770/
Reh755,357/
Ret753,067/
Reiche739,952/
Reusch738,772/
Reisch737,548/
Riesch731,381/
Richts73266/
Resche73178/
Reasch7362/
Hriech7354/
Reesch7340/
Reichs7329/
Reache7327/
Röchte7321/
Raicht7320/
Richte7315/
Hreich7313/
Reysch7310/
Rischt739/
Reshte738/
Roycht734/
Reshth734/
Reeche734/
Rehych734/
Reitch733/
Hresch732/
Reatch732/
Retche732/
Reshch732/
Reichh731/
Riesht731/
Reachs731/
Hreche731/
Reyche731/
Rychet731/
Rehyts731/
Rettch730/
Rreich730/
Reichd730/
Rich6792,348/
Reat6710,416/
Reut676,951/
Riet674,878/
Rest673,418/
Resh673,339/
Rets672,033/
Reih671,362/
Rete671,281/
Reth671,068/
Reyt67931/
Reit67909/
Rece67817/
Rett67732/
Rekh67440/
Reph67392/
Reische67367/
Reet67337/
Rych67320/
Rehs67317/
Hret67225/
Rhit67126/
Rechová6791/
Reitsch6791/
Redt6772/
Rieh6752/
Redh6746/
Reyh6745/
Raheich6729/
Raichet6727/
Rejt6722/
Reatsch6716/
Hreiche6710/
H'Reich6710/
Räch679/
Retd677/
Rict677/
Reischz677/
Rehsche677/
Reuh675/
Hreh675/
Rechova675/
Reezhth674/
Reykhet673/
Rexh673/
Rzeh672/
Rejh672/
Rehh672/
Rhet671/
Rerh671/
Rehp671/
Riht671/
Reuschs671/
Ryht671/
Reischs671/
Reetsch671/
Ritchte671/
Räht671/
Rext671/
Rret671/
Rehx671/
Rehj671/
Rezt671/
Rheh671/
Rjht671/
Recd670/
Richthe670/

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