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.

Reichelstein Surname Distribution Map

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

Reichelstein is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reichelstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name 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 last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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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 Reichelstein
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