Rechter Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Rechter 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.

Rechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3881:207,48823,611
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Israel1961:43,6615,895
Australia871:310,29526,919
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Namibia461:52,3786,268
Austria221:387,06540,442
France131:5,109,440259,941
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Rechter 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

Rechter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rechter is found most frequently in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rechter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 325,895th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,386,982 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Rechter live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Rechter is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 207,488. In Germany Rechter is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 48 percent are found, Bavaria, where 27 percent are found and Hamburg, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Rechter exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Israel, where 17 percent are found.

Rechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rechter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rechter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rechter are 0.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rechter earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.29% more than the national average, earning R 352,392 per year; in United States they earn 45.5% more than the national average, earning $62,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $50,659 CAD per year.

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Reichter93176/
Riechter9327/
Recter92112/
Rehter921/
Rechte920/
Reischter888/
Reicheter887/
Reichster884/
Richter86318,090/
Rychter863,675/
Rekhter8679/
Röchter8666/
Rachter8616/
Rochter867/
Reshter861/
Rechtie861/
Recther861/
Reihter861/
Riehter861/
Rehtere861/
Reicter860/
Reter83527/
Reischeter822/
Reichstter820/
Rischter80195/
Richtter8010/
Ritchter808/
Richtert805/
Richster804/
Richther804/
Reykhter802/
Reichete802/
Rychtere801/
Richterr801/
Rixchter801/
Richtetr801/
Rijchter801/
Ricthter801/
Riochter801/
Reicther800/
Reihtier800/
Reiter7765,315/
Reuter7764,901/
Retter773,855/
Rester772,267/
Reyter771,652/
Rihter77974/
Reeter77531/
Rieter77523/
Rether77387/
Rexter77195/
Rejter77193/
Ricter77125/
Retier7788/
Retere7778/
Retert7756/
Rechta7730/
Ryhter7719/
Richte7715/
Reshte778/
Reater774/
Rezter773/
Rhiter773/
Reteur773/
Rechti773/
Rehtie771/
Hreter771/
Rycter771/
Retger770/
Rischtter7534/
Rischtear750/
Rete731,281/
Reuther719,199/
Rikhter715,247/
Reutter715,189/
Richterová714,540/
Riester713,041/
Reitter712,085/
Reister712,028/
Reither711,785/
Riether71721/
Rykhter71495/
Reytier71377/
Rychterová71366/
Rettger71303/
Restier71302/
Reather71272/
Rihtere71118/
Rietter71108/
Reuster71106/
Richterova7197/
Reyther7188/
Reaster7186/
Reitere7179/
Rheiter7179/
Reshtei7159/
Rethier7152/
Reudter7150/
Reester7146/
Ricther7127/
Riedter7124/
Rettert7123/
Rhetier7120/
Rishter7119/
Reterre7119/
Resther7116/
Reszter7116/
Rettier7115/
Reuterh7115/
Rzechta7113/
Ryczter7112/
Richtie717/
Rithter715/
Reyster714/
Restert714/
Rettere714/
Rheuter714/
Richtet713/
Reschta713/
Reshtey712/
Reether712/
Reytere712/
Rreiter711/
Rreuter711/
Rechtti711/
Redther711/
Reetter711/
Rhester711/
Reiterr711/
Richtea711/
Richtes711/
Richtey711/
Richtir711/
Rictter711/
Riczter711/
Reuterr711/
Reuteur711/
Reutier711/
Reytter711/
Riohter711/
Reitert711/
Rhitter711/
Resster711/
Rhaiter711/
Ritchte711/
Rychterova711/
Redster711/
Rethert710/
Restter710/
Resteer710/
Hrieter710/
Reitger710/
Rhyther710/
Richthe710/
Retes675,859/
Riter671,977/
Ryter671,708/
Reite67657/
Reate67497/
Reste67431/
Rethe67302/
Retea67295/
Rette67179/
Reisæter67123/
Retez67109/
Reute67105/
Rhite6770/
Rehti6763/
Retep6750/
Retei6733/
Riete6733/
Retre6731/
Retie6727/
Redsteer6723/
Reiseter6721/
Reyte6720/
Retet6720/
Retey6719/
Reete6718/
Reteh6712/
Rhete6710/
Retir677/
Rechtuyt677/
Reterová674/
Reteu674/
Rihte674/
Reistter672/
Räter672/
Rehstedt671/
Reithert671/
Riesteer671/
Reistier671/
Rhuytter671/
Rajchterová671/
Reistere671/
Reiszter671/
Reted671/
Rhethier671/
Rhachtir671/
Richtterova671/
Redte671/
Retje671/
Royseter670/
Rehty670/

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