Reckter Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reckter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reckter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Reckter Last Name Facts

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

Reckter occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reckter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Reckter is the 4,116,508th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Reckter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Reckter are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent reside and Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Reckter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reckter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Recter92112/
Rekter926/
Rickter8693/
Rekhter8679/
Recther861/
Reucter861/
Rockter860/
Reicter860/
Roecter860/
Rekte8323/
Reykhter802/
Reiktere801/
Reicther800/
Regter77427/
Ricter77125/
Rikter7786/
Rykter7712/
Rokter771/
Rycter771/
Rikhter715,247/
Rykhter71495/
Ricther7127/
Rocteur7126/
Rekhtet719/
Riktere714/
Racther712/
Resgter711/
Rictter711/
Reigter711/
Riscter711/
Riokter710/
Rocther710/
Recta671,356/
Rekta67731/
Rikte6713/
Recty676/
Regte673/
Rekti673/
Riscther672/
Ricte672/
Richcter672/
Rekhteha671/
Ricthter671/
Rekty671/
Rocthier671/

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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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  • 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 Reckter
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