Rechtenwald Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Rechtenwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rechtenwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Rechtenwald Last Name Facts

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

Rechtenwald is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rechtenwald click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rechtenwald? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rechtenwald is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Rechtenwald reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Rechtenwald is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil Rechtenwald is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 77 percent are found, Paraná, where 15 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 42 percent are found and Hungary, where 4 percent are found.

Rechtenwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rechtenwald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rechtenwald surname decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Rechtenwald
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