Rettenbacher Surname

194,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Rettenbacher Surname User-submission:

Rettenbacher is an Austrian surname, denoting someone who came from Rettenbach (brook used for rescuing?), multiple locations in Austria.

Rettenbacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1,9071:4,465488
Germany1471:547,65645,370
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rettenbacher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rettenbacher is an Austrian surname, denoting someone who came from Rettenbach (brook used for rescuing?), multiple locations in Austria.

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Rettenbacher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rettenbacher is more commonly found in Austria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Rettenbacher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rettenbacher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,280th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,369,184 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Rettenbacher live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Austria, where it is held by 1,907 people, or 1 in 4,465. In Austria it is most common in: Salzburg, where 63 percent are found, Tyrol, where 16 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 10 percent are found. Other than Austria this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Rettenbacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rettenbacher are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rettenbacher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.41% more than the national average, earning R 423,960 per year; in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.27% more than the national average, earning $62,240 CAD per year.

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