Recter Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Recter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Recter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Recter (20) may also be a first name.

Recter Last Name Facts

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

Recter is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Recter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Recter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Recter are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name worldwide It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 244,742. In The Netherlands Recter is primarily found in: South Holland, where 32 percent reside, Utrecht, where 30 percent reside and North Holland, where 22 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Recter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Recter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Recter surname declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Recter Last Name Statistics demography

Recter earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.16% less than the national average, earning $22,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rechter921,141/
Reckter9223/
Reucter921/
Recther921/
Reicter920/
Reichter86176/
Reicther860/
Regter83427/
Rejter83193/
Ricter83125/
Rekter836/
Rezter833/
Rycter831/
Reichster804/
Richter77318,090/
Rychter773,675/
Rickter7793/
Rekhter7779/
Ricther7727/
Ryczter7712/
Redster771/
Riscter771/
Reigter771/
Riczter771/
Rictter771/
Resgter771/
Reichstter750/
Recta731,356/
Rekte7323/
Recty736/
Regte733/
Ricte732/
Redsteer7123/
Richtter7110/
Ritchter718/
Richster714/
Richther714/
Riscther712/
Reykhter712/
Richcter712/
Reiktere711/
Riochter711/
Ricthter711/
Rijchter711/
Rychtere711/
Richterr711/
Rigter671,296/
Rikter6786/
Rijter6716/
Rykter6712/
Rejcti674/
Regtei671/
Riccte671/
Ricthe670/

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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 Recter
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