Reinke Surname

21,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reinke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Ragino, a pet form of Raginulf (counsel, wolf).

Reinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,9521:6,216756
United States8,4041:43,1295,291
Brazil1,6281:131,4955,005
Australia5971:45,2195,675
Poland4231:89,85513,845
Canada2431:151,62815,427
South Africa2041:265,57726,568
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Denmark711:79,5037,759
England511:1,092,51152,584
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
France401:1,660,568152,033
Chile321:550,51513,718
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Austria241:354,81038,119
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5691:88,2589,145

Reinke (72) may also be a first name.

Reinke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Ragino, a pet form of Raginulf (counsel, wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Reinke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reinke (Arabic: راينكه, Russian: Реинке) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Reinke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reinke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reinke is the 21,745th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 291,327 people. Reinke occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Reinke live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 72 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 12,952 people, or 1 in 6,216. In Germany Reinke is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Reinke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reinke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Reinke surname grew 1,477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reinke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reinke surname are 15.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.74% registered with the party.

The amount Reinke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,484 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning R 253,488 per year; in United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning $55,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reineke927,298/
Reincke923,156/
Reinkey924/
Reinkie922/
Reinkes921/
Reinnke921/
Reinkee920/
Reink91151/
Reinecke8615,868/
Reijneke8610/
Reinneke861/
Reincker861/
Reinkehr861/
Reince83158/
Reinek83116/
Reinck8374/
Reynke8368/
Roenke8339/
Rainke8336/
Raenke8336/
Reinka8324/
Reinki8324/
Rienke8316/
Reinks833/
Reinky833/
Reinkc832/
Reanke832/
Ruenke832/
Reingk830/
Reinkeová808/
Rheinecke802/
Rheincker801/
Rheinneke801/
Reijnecke801/
Reineccke801/
Reyneke776,293/
Reineck771,908/
Reusink77166/
Rainkie7770/
Raencke7727/
Ratenke778/
Raineke778/
Raincke778/
Reimkhe778/
Reußink777/
Reinche776/
Reinkis776/
Reinnøk776/
Recinky775/
Reimcke775/
Reynker774/
Reyncke773/
Roineke773/
Roencke772/
Rajenke771/
Reineky771/
Reinkka771/
Riencke771/
Reencke771/
Roehnke771/
Hrecink771/
Roenhke770/
Reaneke770/
Renhcke770/
Reinnek770/
Ranke732,248/
Reing73170/
Ruink7315/
Raink738/
Raenk733/
Reenk731/
Reimk731/
Reinx731/
Reank730/
Rienk730/
Reynecke711,761/
Reessink71118/
Rheineck7189/
Reinneck7161/
Reinquet7149/
Reussink7142/
Reesinck7118/
Reinkjøp7112/
Rainecke717/
Raingket715/
Reungked714/
Rayenker712/
Reichencker711/
Reinecki711/
Ruengkee711/
Reungket711/
Reenecke710/
Resing671,107/
Rainka67218/
Rankey67157/
Rancke67130/
Rankie67116/
Rejnek67111/
Raenck6779/
Reumke6773/
Reßing6771/
Reynek6756/
Rounke6734/
Reting6724/
Rejing6719/
Reiang6718/
Rahnke6718/
Rainck6715/
Raince6712/
Rangke6712/
Rainek6711/
Rainkeová678/
Rajnke677/
Reingz676/
Reanki675/
Raunke675/
Rainki674/
Rankhe674/
Riyank674/
Reunka673/
Reanck673/
Reihng672/
Raynke672/
Rankee672/
Resenk672/
Renhka672/
Rinhka672/
Reatingue672/
Rajink671/
Reanka671/
Reenki671/
Rienki671/
Reyneg671/
Reynki671/
Ranked671/
Rankei671/
Reinca671/
Reiong671/
Ryenki671/
Reisng671/
Recing671/
Reinhc671/
Rhuink671/
Raanke671/
Reimck670/
Rienky670/
Ruimke670/
Reinct670/
Ruince670/

Reinke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reinke in the Russian language
Реинкеreinke-
Reinke in the Arabic language
راينكهraynkh-

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