Retsch Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Retsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5631:142,99417,265
United States681:5,330,278267,385
France261:2,554,720189,486
Austria101:851,54467,454
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Retsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Retsch occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Retsch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retsch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,899th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Retsch reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Retsch is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 142,994. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 36 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent reside and Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Retsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Retsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Retsch last name rose 1,360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Retsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Retsch last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Retsch earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $42,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rietsch921,440/
Raetsch92184/
Roetsch9297/
Reitsch9291/
Retzsch9249/
Reatsch9216/
Reutsch925/
Reetsch921/
Retch915/
Retsh911/
Rietzsch86111/
Raetzsch8660/
Roetzsch861/
Reitzsch860/
Ritsch831,227/
Ratsch831,038/
Rotsch83411/
Rätsch83364/
Rötsch83177/
Retshe8331/
Reitch833/
Reatch832/
Retche832/
Rettch830/
Reutsh830/
Rech8030,444/
Rets802,033/
Retc802/
Roitsch77373/
Ratzsch77155/
Rotzsch77100/
Rötzsch7798/
Rätzsch7770/
Hratsch777/
Reetesh774/
Raitsch772/
Riotsch771/
Rhetshe771/
Roedsch770/
Raedsch770/
Reich7362,782/
Reche7311,039/
Reech737,759/
Ritch734,199/
Reach731,800/
Rejch73269/
Hrets73195/
Reits73118/
Reets7379/
Rechs7373/
Reuts7359/
Resci7359/
Retts7341/
Reyts7326/
Reych7321/
Reats7314/
Reths7312/
Riets7311/
Ritsh7310/
Retse739/
Hrech733/
Rechh732/
Rechz731/
Redsh731/
Ratsh730/
Rotsh730/
Retsj730/
Roitzsch71402/
Raitzsch7138/
Rittsche7114/
Raatzsch715/
Reiche679,952/
Rec67544/
Ritche67100/
Hreits6798/
Reeths6795/
Reites6782/
Rhetts6753/
Raitch6747/
Radsch6733/
Reiths6731/
Reichs6729/
Reache6727/
Reitås6724/
Rädsch6724/
Reates6722/
Hreich6713/
Reitts6713/
Roitch6712/
Reitci678/
Reaths676/
Ristch675/
Rzhets674/
Reytts674/
Reeche674/
Rehych674/
Reytes673/
Rechts673/
Rytesh673/
Reszcz672/
Raggitsch672/
Hretts672/
Reytss671/
Ruitch671/
Regysh671/
Reichh671/
Rheits671/
Reachs671/
Raitsh671/
Hreche671/
Reetts671/
Reyche671/
Roytsh671/
Reetse671/
Rehyts671/
Ritchs670/
Rreich670/
Reatts670/

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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 Retsch
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