Rencken Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rencken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rencken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5171:104,79212,674
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Rencken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rencken occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rencken? popularity and diffusion

Rencken is the 479,498th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,470,612 people. The surname Rencken is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Rencken reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 104,792. In South Africa Rencken is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 60 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Rencken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rencken surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

The amount Rencken earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 43.86% more than the national average, earning R 341,856 per year and in United States they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $47,902 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Renken928,436/
Rencen929/
Rncken923/
Renchen86268/
Remcken8627/
Renkien862/
Rienken861/
Renkenn861/
Rengken861/
Ruenkaen801/
Renchenn801/
Renkin77833/
Rinken77252/
Rencin7723/
Rynken771/
Rhengkeng7524/
Renchin71639/
Rengkin7116/
Ringken7110/
Renkyna712/
Raenkin712/
Raenkyn711/
Renquen711/
Rincehn711/
Hrenkin711/
Renkina711/
Hrenkyna674/
Hrenkina671/

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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 Rencken
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