Rehtanz Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rehtanz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rehtanz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rehtanz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rehtanz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rehtanz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,967,751st most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Rehtanz live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 1,319,762. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent are found, Thuringia, where 33 percent are found and Bavaria, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 31 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reatanz861/
Rotanz7770/
Rethans71125/
Retance7137/
Retains711/
Rhythans671/
Ratans622/
Ritans621/
Rothans5765/
Rattans578/
Restons572/
Rothanns532/
Roitounz531/
Resteins531/
Richtons530/
Ratthans530/
Rothhanns5043/
Hrichtons502/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Rehtanz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis