Rethage Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rethage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rethage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1251:644,04450,561
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Rethage Last Name Facts

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

Rethage is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rethage? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rethage is the 1,058,336th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Rethage are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Rethage is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 644,044. In Germany Rethage is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent live and Bavaria, where 2 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Rethage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rethage last name are 27.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.77% being registered with the political party.

Rethage earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning $33,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reithage937/
Retage924/
Rothage8616/
Rathage869/
Restage862/
Rethege861/
Riethaeghe822/
Rothauge80165/
Retaga77525/
Retagi7738/
Rotage7710/
Ritage774/
Ratage771/
Retase771/
Retege770/
Retaggi7136/
Rethazy7116/
Rethazi719/
Rätange716/
Retthauser715/
Reithauser715/
Retangi713/
Rathagi712/
Reteaga712/
Retache711/
Rothagi711/
Rattage710/
Rettige710/
Rettangi67133/
Rethouze6720/
Rrethaji6714/
Retthegy6711/
Rotthege6710/
Retouche677/
Rrethoje676/
Rathagay671/
Restache671/
Rahatage671/

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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 Rethage
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