Rentzel Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Rentzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rentzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Rentzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rentzel is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rentzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rentzel is the 760,012th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Rentzel are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 1,101,699. In The United States Rentzel is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 45 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Rentzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rentzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rentzel surname rose 598 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rentzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rentzel surname are 38.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.06% registered to vote for the party.

Rentzel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $42,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rentzell9360/
Reuntzel930/
Roentzel930/
Renzel92439/
Rintzel86243/
Ruenzel8660/
Rentsel8627/
Renzell862/
Rüntzel861/
Renzl83274/
Rinzel77241/
Rünzel7723/
Renzil777/
Rencel777/
Renčel776/
Rnzl731/
Rennzil712/
Rinzell712/
Renchel711/
Renzill711/
Rentcil710/
Hryntsel6714/
Hrynczel671/
Rincel6283/
Rencyl621/
Rinchel572/
Rincsel570/
Hrynchel531/

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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 Rentzel
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