Retzow Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Retzow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retzow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Retzow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Retzow is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Retzow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Retzow is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Retzow reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Retzow is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,548,182. In Germany Retzow is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 58 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Retzow exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Retzow Last Name Statistics demography

Retzow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning $20,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rietzow921/
Ratzow83154/
Ritzow8386/
Rotzow8319/
Retzov830/
Riezouw7725/
Rzeczow771/
Raytzow771/
Raitzow771/
Retzoff771/
Ritzzow770/
Rezov73243/
Rozow7362/
Ryzow7326/
Rezaw734/
Rizow734/
Razow731/
Retzooff711/
Retzhoff711/
Reizov6763/
Reyzov6761/
Rechow6714/
Retsof6710/
Reuzov676/
Retsov674/
Recowa673/
Riezov671/
Reithchow671/
Redcow671/
Radzow671/
Redzuw671/
Ratsow670/

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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 Retzow
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