Retzek Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Retzek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retzek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Retzek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Retzek is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Retzek.

How Common Is The Last Name Retzek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Retzek is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Retzek live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Retzek is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 70 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 33 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Retzek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Retzek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Retzek surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hretzek929/
Rezek913,397/
Reczek832,529/
Ratzek83214/
Reziek83154/
Rezsek83128/
Rezeck8398/
Retzik8323/
Ritzek8320/
Rotzek8319/
Rezeik838/
Retsek837/
Redzek836/
Rezhek835/
Rezeak834/
Rezekh832/
Rytzek832/
Rezcek831/
Retcek831/
Reizek830/
Retseck7768/
Reitzik7729/
Hrejzek7715/
Riedzek7715/
Reizeck776/
Ratzeck776/
Hretsek774/
Reczeck772/
Reazeak771/
Rezeick771/
Reitzeg771/
Hredzek771/
Reidzek771/
Ritzeck771/
Rzytzek771/
Rzeczek771/
Ritzeke771/
Retscek770/
Riezeck770/
Razek735,825/
Rozek733,498/
Rizek731,150/
Rezik731,130/
Recek73989/
Rezeg73966/
Rezeq73426/
Ryzek73102/
Reček7390/
Rezyk7367/
Rýzek7344/
Rízek7321/
Riedzeck717/
Ryczek673,472/
Razeek673,158/
Rezeeg672,405/
Redzik67675/
Roczek67634/
Rydzek67510/
Rozeik67308/
Hrozek67290/
Rejcek67228/
Rechek67154/
Roziek67154/
Rozeck67108/
Reitcheck6784/
Rozhek6782/
Rešček6758/
Reczyk6757/
Rotzik6746/
Reccek6736/
Hrezik6731/
Hrecek6725/
Ratsek6723/
Razhek6721/
Rezaik6721/
Rietschek6715/
Rezhik6710/
Ritzik6710/
Recsek6710/
Rescek6710/
Razeck679/
Reaček678/
Riczek677/
Reizik676/
Ratzik676/
Rezzeg674/
Rejček674/
Rezegh673/
Rozeek673/
Reciek673/
Ridzek673/
Retzig673/
Ryzhek672/
Rezick672/
Rozsek672/
Rezeig672/
Ryzcek671/
Redsek671/
Rejzyk671/
Retcik671/
Rizeck671/
Reczeg671/
Rezseg671/
Rizeik671/
Rohzek671/
Rezieq671/
Rezeeq671/
Rrezik671/
Rezieg671/
Raezik671/
Raziek671/
Rezayk671/
Reecek670/

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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
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  • 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 Retzek
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