Rentke Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rentke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rentke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Rentke Last Name Facts

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

Rentke occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rentke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Rentke live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rentke is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 60 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rentka83132/
Rendke8338/
Rüntker777/
Röntker771/
Rentche770/
Rentková7198/
Rentkova711/
Rindke6720/
Rendka6710/
Reendk671/
Rintche6212/
Rendková5714/
Rentcsch571/
Remtq551/
Rnhtx551/

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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 Rentke
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