Rettenegger Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Rettenegger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rettenegger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3651:23,3303,662
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rettenegger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rettenegger is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rettenegger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 770,644th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name Rettenegger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Rettenegger live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rettenegger is most commonly used in Austria, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 23,330. In Austria Rettenegger is most common in: Salzburg, where 72 percent live, Styria, where 22 percent live and Upper Austria, where 6 percent live. Outside of Austria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Aruba, where 0 percent live.

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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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