Rettke Surname

295,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Rettke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rettke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5961:608,15349,388
Germany4671:172,38920,284
Australia1871:144,36215,419
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Rettke Last Name Facts

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

Rettke is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rettke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rettke is the 295,398th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,644,885 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Rettke are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Rettke is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 608,153. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 23 percent reside, Illinois, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Rettke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rettke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rettke last name expanded 1,923 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rettke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rettke last name are 4.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

Rettke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $45,010 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rettker9234/
Rettcke923/
Roettke921/
Rettkee920/
Retke91239/
Rottke83279/
Rattke83148/
Rettka8392/
Rethke8373/
Redtke8310/
Retkie838/
Roetke835/
Reutke831/
Rettki831/
Retkeš831/
Rittke831/
Raetke830/
Retker830/
Retk8019/
Roethke77180/
Raethke77138/
Rittker7750/
Reutcke779/
Retkher777/
Rytteke776/
Redtkey772/
Ratdtke771/
Restker771/
Resthke771/
Redtkee771/
Reutkie770/
Roedtke770/
Ratke732,068/
Retka73772/
Redke73137/
Ritke7394/
Rotke7374/
Rätke7337/
Rytke736/
Reytk731/
Retki731/
Retck731/
Retky730/
Rettková719/
Raethcke710/
Radtke6733,674/
Rathke674,750/
Redkey67226/
Röthke67211/
Redker67109/
Rothke6784/
Räthke6776/
Ratkey6753/
Rötker6748/
Riedke6744/
Ratkie6732/
Ritkes6724/
Ratdke6711/
Redtka678/
Rzetka678/
Reutki677/
Redkie676/
Rethka675/
Reetec675/
Reidke675/
Rejtek675/
Ratcke674/
Rodtke674/
Ratkke674/
Rahtke673/
Ratkei673/
Raedke672/
Retche672/
Raatke672/
Rottky672/
Retkéš671/
Redkee671/
Rädtke671/
Rätker671/
Reateg671/
Retcka671/
Roedke671/
Ritker671/
Rotkey670/
Readke670/
Ratkee670/

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Footnotes

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