Recolet Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Recolet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Recolet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2541:261,50740,317
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Récolet (1) are calculated separately.

Recolet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Recolet occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Récolet. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Recolet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 988,329th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. Recolet occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Recolet live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Recolet is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 261,507. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 79 percent reside, Grand Est, where 9 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 5 percent reside. Besides France this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Recolet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Recolet has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Récolet951/
Recollet93224/
Recoulet931/
Recole9211/
Rechoulet881/
Reculet8675/
Reccole8628/
Ricolet861/
Recotillet8213/
Recoules80816/
Recoulle8031/
Racollet8024/
Rocoulet808/
Resolete801/
Recollep801/
Rocuolet801/
Rescoler801/
Raccolet801/
Recola77124/
Recale7750/
Ricole773/
Racoillet7564/
Recoulley7525/
Racolliet759/
Racollett751/
Recouly7159/
Recolly714/
Reccola712/
Recales712/
Recolia711/
Recaley711/
Rikcole711/
Roycole711/
Rakelet711/
Richalet67261/
Redkoles6789/
Roquelet6787/
Recoulès6716/
Rescolli671/
Ricoulle671/
Recolaya671/
Rickoles670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Recolet
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