Rethwisch Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Rethwisch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rethwisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Germany1731:465,34940,819
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rethwisch Last Name Facts

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

Rethwisch is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rethwisch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 663,740th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. Rethwisch is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Rethwisch are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Rethwisch is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 1,367,770. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, Iowa, where 18 percent reside and California, where 16 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Rethwisch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rethwisch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rethwisch last name grew 5,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rethwisch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rethwisch last name are 28.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rethwisch earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning R 147,240 per year and in United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,366 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rethwish9433/
Retwisch941/
Rethwich940/
Restwich821/
Reedwisch7827/
Redwich755/
Riethuis711/
Readwish710/
Redhwi67358/
Rethwa672/

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