Rentke Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Rentke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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.
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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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