Rectem Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Rectem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rectem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1811:63,51710,203
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rectem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rectem occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rectem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,263,456th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rectem reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Rectem is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 63,517. In Belgium it is most common in: Walloon Region, where 55 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 36 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Belgium Rectem is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Recten832/
Rectim831/
Rectn731/
Rectin67895/
Ricten672/
Rictim671/
Regtien62209/
Rection6233/
Rakteem621/
Recktin620/
Rectind620/
Reaction5723/
Raktim501,363/
Roktim501,172/
Rictin505/

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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 Rectem
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