Reents Surname

250,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reents Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reents Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8861:90,86411,422
United States6411:565,45946,482
Australia411:658,43245,385
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Reents Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reents occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reents? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,395th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,600,723 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Reents reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 886 people, or 1 in 90,864. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 76 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Reents Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reents has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reents last name rose 5,827 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reents Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Reents are 17.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

Reents earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning $40,888 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rejents921/
Rents91429/
Reent91378/
Reints83965/
Reemts83537/
Rients83390/
Rehent83195/
Rentse8389/
Hrents8320/
Reynts8320/
Rentts838/
Rentsh833/
Rheent833/
Reenth831/
Reants830/
Rent80162/
Reasentse8039/
Rentsch776,614/
Reynets771/
Rentz737,884/
Rente731,624/
Renth73348/
Rencs73159/
Rints7363/
Rendt7338/
Reemt7324/
Rentt7321/
Reend739/
Rient739/
Roent732/
Reenz731/
Rends731/
Rennt730/
Rentzsch711,501/
Reintsch7177/
Reentova7120/
Roentsch7116/
Rentsova7113/
Reisentz719/
Rientsch717/
Rentsche711/
Rentcsch711/
Reinds67205/
Rienth67114/
Rentch67107/
Reintz6769/
Roentz6767/
Reintzsch6730/
Rentze6722/
Rnt6711/
Raentz675/
Rehentova674/
Rencss672/
Renthe672/
Rientz672/
Reinstsch671/
Rhends671/
Reynds670/
Riendt670/
Riends670/

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Reents Reference & Research

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Rentz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Reents
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