Regter Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Regter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Regter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2671:63,24810,876
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Regter Last Name Facts

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

Regter occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Regter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 692,305th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Regter are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 63,248. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 27 percent reside, South Holland, where 24 percent reside and Gelderland, where 18 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Regter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Regter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Regter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Regter surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Regter earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.98% less than the national average, earning R 130,752 per year and in United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reigter921/
Resgter921/
Regte913/
Rigter831,296/
Recter83112/
Rekter836/
Rogter832/
Regtei831/
Rekhter7779/
Reckter7723/
Reucter771/
Recther771/
Rogther770/
Reicter770/
Roecter770/
Regti73157/
Rekte7323/
Rigte733/
Regta733/
Reykhter712/
Reiktere711/
Reicther710/
Ricter67125/
Rikter6786/
Rykter6712/
Rycter671/
Regtis671/
Rokter671/
Riegty670/

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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 Regter
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