Retzerau Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Retzerau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retzerau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Retzerau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retzerau occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Retzerau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Retzerau are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Not including Germany Retzerau occurs in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rizera71190/
Rozera7196/
Recera7165/
Rezero7135/
Rezara712/
Rizeru711/
Rezira711/
Rozeira67392/
Razeira67223/
Rizzera6718/
Recerra6712/
Raziera678/
Razerra677/
Rizeira672/
Redzaru671/
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Redzara671/
Redzero671/
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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 Retzerau
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