Rettich Surname

295,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rettich Surname User-submission:

Rettig is a German surname, a variant of the surname Rettich, which means 'radish'. It was used to qualify a person who products or sells radishes.

Rettich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8061:99,88312,394
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Switzerland1351:60,8367,569
Uruguay451:76,2617,891
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Rettich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rettig is a German surname, a variant of the surname Rettich, which means 'radish'. It was used to qualify a person who products or sells radishes.

- gauloisdeter

Rettich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rettich occurs most in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rettich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 295,000th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,636,153 people. Rettich occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Rettich live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rettich is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 806 people, or 1 in 99,883. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 65 percent reside, Bavaria, where 11 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany Rettich occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Switzerland, where 10 percent reside.

Rettich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rettich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rettich surname increased 369 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rettich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rettich are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rettich earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3% less than the national average, earning $41,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $58,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rettisch930/
Retich9253/
Rettic9210/
Rettih924/
Rittich86284/
Rettikh86113/
Reitich8654/
Restich8633/
Rettych8623/
Rättich8612/
Rattich869/
Rottich866/
Retisch863/
Rettice861/
Retti83298/
Retic8389/
Retih8313/
Rettichová822/
Rotich77114,493/
Rettie77818/
Reatti77307/
Rettis77145/
Retych77106/
Reitti7793/
Retikh7777/
Retish7745/
Rettiz7729/
Ratich7717/
Reutti7712/
Rytich7712/
Ritich773/
Rettit772/
Rittic771/
Rettio770/
Retthe770/
Retech770/
Rettiy770/
Retichová751/
Rietaisch750/
Reti734,331/
Ristich71659/
Riettie71140/
Reittie7184/
Rittichová7158/
Retthip7150/
Reytikh7117/
Rethish7112/
Reitikh719/
Reitish719/
Roitich714/
Rrotich714/
Rettykh713/
Rettychová712/
Raitich711/
Rechtti711/
Retesch711/
Reutish711/
Rataich711/
Rettitt711/
Rietish711/
Reutech711/
Riotich711/
Rittiph711/
Reattis710/
Ritiche710/
Reattie710/
Reittis710/
Retta675,973/
Resti673,582/
Ritti673,417/
Retis672,802/
Retiz672,194/
Rethi67354/
Retty67324/
Rethe67302/
Rethy67225/
Retyi67224/
Rette67179/
Reichter67176/
Retha67130/
Retiy6771/
Retio6765/
Rehti6763/
Rätti6736/
Retei6733/
Reiti6729/
Retie6727/
Redti6725/
Hristich6722/
Retet6720/
Retit6717/
Ristitch6716/
Ritih6715/
Reteh6712/
Reuti679/
Retai674/
Retip674/
Reyti673/
Retui673/
Retec673/
Retyh672/
Rejti672/
Rititsch671/
Retix671/
Retii671/
Ritic671/
Redteeth671/
Ristiche671/
Ristisch671/

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