Reichelstein Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reichelstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Reichelstein Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Reichelstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reichelstein has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reichelstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reichelstein is the 4,034,050th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Reichelstein is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Reichelstein live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany Reichelstein is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richlstein910/
Reilstein860/
Richlstne760/
Ralstein7038/
Ralstoin601/
Raulstine570/
Ralstan531/
Roulstan501/
Raulstan500/

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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 Reichelstein
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