Retzlaff Surname

50,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Samoa

Retzlaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retzlaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,7321:17,0132,247
United States2,8181:128,62313,595
Samoa1,2991:14913
Brazil6701:319,51412,304
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Poland1141:333,41038,248
Australia661:409,02632,879
England351:1,591,94567,242
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Retzlaff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retzlaff occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Retzlaff.

How Common Is The Last Name Retzlaff? popularity and diffusion

Retzlaff is the 50,674th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 720,113 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Retzlaff live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Retzlaff is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,732 people, or 1 in 17,013. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Samoa, where 13 percent live.

Retzlaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Retzlaff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Retzlaff surname rose 1,971 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Retzlaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Retzlaff last name are 24.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Retzlaff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning 300,002 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 280.74% more than the national average, earning R 904,788 per year; in United States they earn 13.74% more than the national average, earning $49,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $52,354 CAD per year.

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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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