Redlich Surname

75,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Redlich Surname Definition:

“Honest” in German.

Redlich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8941:20,6742,750
United States9411:385,18533,941
Poland3101:122,60918,218
Chile2821:62,4702,642
Israel2331:36,7285,076
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
Czechia1121:94,94215,795
Argentina1071:399,47130,635
Austria301:283,84832,444
Denmark261:217,10417,438
England231:2,422,52489,093
Greenland181:3,132341
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France101:6,642,272293,169
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

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

Redlich (40) may also be a first name.

Redlich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Honest” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Redlich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Redlich has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Rédlich. For other possible spellings of Redlich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Redlich? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,494th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,120,988 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Redlich reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 40 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,894 people, or 1 in 20,674. In Germany it is primarily found in: Brandenburg, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Redlich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Redlich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Redlich last name grew 1,344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Redlich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Redlich surname are 10.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Redlich earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.46% less than the national average, earning R 122,484 per year; in United States they earn 27.72% more than the national average, earning $55,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $52,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rédlich951/
Roedlich938/
Reidlich934/
Redliche931/
Riedlich931/
Redlih9212/
Redlic923/
Redlikh86153/
Redlihs8630/
Radlich8627/
Rödlich8613/
Rädlich862/
Rodlich861/
Redlicz861/
Ridlich860/
Redlech860/
Redlish860/
Redli83100/
Redlichová82128/
Redlichova822/
Ridlisch800/
Riedli774/
Redlis773/
Redlia771/
Redlhe771/
Redlai771/
Redlitz7187/
Redlykh7115/
Reddlii714/
Rödlichová711/
Redelli711/
Rēdlihs711/
Rydlish711/
Reddlie710/
Redaelli6714,493/
Redla67813/
Rédli67197/
Redle67173/
Redly6772/
Ridli6744/
Redoelli671/
Redellia671/

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