Rether Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rether Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rether Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1641:490,88742,238
India1421:5,401,869131,616
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Réther (12) are calculated separately.

Rether (135) may also be a first name.

Rether Last Name Facts

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

Rether is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Réther. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rether? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 744,013th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Rether live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 797,647th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 135 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 490,887. In Germany Rether is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Rether is found in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Rether Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rether has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rether surname expanded 282 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rether Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rether earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.02% less than the national average, earning $26,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $46,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réther9412/
Reuther929,199/
Reither921,785/
Raether921,567/
Roether92761/
Riether92721/
Reather92272/
Reyther9288/
Rethier9252/
Resther9216/
Reether922/
Redther921/
Rethert920/
Reter91527/
Rethe91302/
Roethier862/
Reithert861/
Roehther861/
Rhethier861/
Reiter8365,315/
Reuter8364,901/
Rather8341,960/
Rother8322,288/
Retter833,855/
Rester832,267/
Reyter831,652/
Röther831,023/
Ryther83708/
Räther83562/
Reeter83531/
Rieter83523/
Rither83195/
Rejter83193/
Reithe83112/
Reuthe83110/
Retier8388/
Roeter8386/
Retere8378/
Riethe8367/
Retert8356/
Rethea8316/
Raeter8313/
Reethe835/
Reater834/
Rezter833/
Rhethe833/
Reteur833/
Rethes832/
Hreter831/
Rethie831/
Rehter831/
Rethey831/
Rrethe831/
Rethee831/
Rethez831/
Retthe830/
Reathe830/
Rjther830/
Retger830/
Rete801,281/
Reisæther803/
Reutter775,189/
Reitter772,085/
Reister772,028/
Rechter771,141/
Roither77704/
Rathier77575/
Rothier77408/
Reytier77377/
Rettger77303/
Roetter77264/
Rietter77108/
Reaster7786/
Reitere7779/
Raither7772/
Reudter7750/
Risther7748/
Reester7746/
Royther7725/
Riedter7724/
Rettert7723/
Rrethej7722/
Rhetier7720/
Reterre7719/
Rahther7716/
Reszter7716/
Rettier7715/
Reuterh7715/
Rotther7714/
Ratheer7713/
Rethesh7712/
Reathes7710/
Raather778/
Ratherr775/
Rathher775/
Ratther775/
Rithter775/
Reyster774/
Restert774/
Rettere774/
Roedter773/
Ruither773/
Réthier773/
Rytther773/
Reytere772/
Reshter771/
Rreiter771/
Rreuter771/
Reathie771/
Reetter771/
Reihter771/
Reiterr771/
Reuterr771/
Reuteur771/
Reutier771/
Reytter771/
Rateher771/
Rathter771/
Roetier771/
Reitert771/
Riehter771/
Resster771/
Rithier771/
Rehtere771/
Rethead771/
Restter770/
Resteer770/
Hrieter770/
Reitger770/
Rhyther770/
Reathet770/
Rithe736,132/
Retes735,859/
Riter731,977/
Ryter731,708/
Roter731,704/
Rater73719/
Reite73657/
Reate73497/
Reste73431/
Rethi73354/
Retea73295/
Rethy73225/
Räthe73182/
Rette73179/
Retha73130/
Retez73109/
Reute73105/
Retep7350/
Retei7333/
Riete7333/
Retre7331/
Retie7327/
Reyte7320/
Retet7320/
Retey7319/
Reete7318/
Retih7313/
Reteh7312/
Rhete7310/
Retir737/
Röter737/
Reteu734/
Retyh732/
Räter732/
Reted731/
Redte731/
Retje731/
Rjthe730/
Rotthier71787/
Reichter71176/
Reisæter71123/
Retheesh7187/
Raithier7133/
Rötherdt718/
Roitherz716/
Reterová714/
Richther714/
Reistter712/
Roettier712/
Reatheat711/
Reistere711/
Reiszter711/
Reihtier710/
Ritter67127,390/
Rotter6714,637/
Ruiter679,872/
Rister672,744/
Rytter672,443/
Ratier672,336/
Raiter671,293/
Ruyter671,170/
Rihter67974/
Rajter67968/
Rettie67818/
Roiter67705/
Ratter67675/
Rayter67453/
Ritthe67438/
Reštei67383/
Ritger67352/
Reiterová67297/
Royter67268/
Restea67267/
Riette67263/
Resthi67238/
Reetha67234/
Rahter67224/
Rötter67205/
Rotier67153/
Rrethi67142/
Retych67106/
Reites6782/
Rohter6777/
Ryster6774/
Rettes6772/
Reiste6769/
Rödter6766/
Retess6760/
Retich6753/
Restey6748/
Retish6745/
Reștea6744/
Reitre6741/
Rettey6739/
Restei6739/
Rettez6737/
Rojter6734/
Raythe6731/
Restes6730/
Ratehr6728/
Røyter6727/
Réthey6727/
Reates6722/
Rathir6722/
Raithe6722/
Reőthy6722/
Rithie6721/
Ryhter6719/
Rijter6716/
Reytet6716/
Reatte6715/
Rethis6713/
Reathi6712/
Retesh6711/
Retesz6711/
Retterová6710/
Rioter679/
Ritier679/
Rested679/
Reshte678/
Rethiz678/
Reischter678/
Reatha677/
Reyterova675/
Reitha675/
Rhater675/
Reiterova675/
Rethiy674/
Rithey674/
Reathy674/
Rettih674/
Retire674/
Rhoter673/
Rhiter673/
Reytes673/
Rodter673/
Rithea672/
Rettre672/
Reitte672/
Resthy672/
Reutte672/
Reatre672/
Retets671/
Redthi671/
Reetee671/
Reethi671/
Rehtie671/
Reitez671/
Reitie671/
Reitir671/
Rethai671/
Rettge671/
Rithej671/
Rettee671/
Rettet671/
Reitei671/
Hrithe671/
Reeste671/
Reutea671/
Restez671/
Restte671/
Rete'e671/
Reştea671/
Ritert671/
Rithee671/
Rájter671/
Räthje671/
Réiter671/
Ryoter671/
Rytert671/
Rytger671/
Rythie671/
Rötert671/
Rötherová671/
Røeste671/
Reztep671/
Reatjr671/
Ruithe671/
Reutei671/
Rithes671/
Rithet670/
Reitge670/
Reitee670/
Rithir670/
Retair670/
Reutir670/
Reitey670/
Rythes670/
Rythea670/
Rettir670/
Ridter670/
Retech670/
Retees670/
Reatie670/
Roteer670/
Reteis670/
Reutie670/
Rechte670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rether
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