Reynecke Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Reynecke Surname User-submission:

According to the Genealogical Society of SA the Reininger/Renke/Renneke/Reynecke family stems from a Johannes Renke who was born on 1 January 1768 in Zweibrucken, Germany. He arrived in South Africa as a soldier in 1787 and became a citizen in 1792.

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Reynecke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6901:32,0584,105
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Reynecke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According to the Genealogical Society of SA the Reininger/Renke/Renneke/Reynecke family stems from a Johannes Renke who was born on 1 January 1768 in Zweibrucken, Germany. He arrived in South Africa as a soldier in 1787 and became a citizen in 1792.

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Reynecke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reynecke occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Reynecke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reynecke? popularity and diffusion

Reynecke is the 229,904th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,138,300 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Reynecke live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,690 people, or 1 in 32,058. In South Africa Reynecke is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and North West, where 11 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Reynecke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reynecke last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Reynecke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 59.59% more than the national average, earning R 379,248 per year and in United States they earn 50.3% more than the national average, earning $64,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reynecker947/
Reyneke936,293/
Renecke93174/
Reyneck9333/
Reyncke933/
Reinecke8815,868/
Rienecke8833/
Reynicke8829/
Rehnecke887/
Reyeneke881/
Reiyneke881/
Rhenecke881/
Reunecke881/
Reneicke880/
Reniecke880/
Reenecke880/
Reneke86299/
Reynke8668/
Reynek8656/
Reneck8644/
Renece861/
Ryneck860/
Reinecker82961/
Rheynicke828/
Roennecke823/
Rheinecke822/
Reijnecke821/
Reineccke821/
Reineckes821/
Reiniecke820/
Reineke807,298/
Reincke803,156/
Reineck801,908/
Rynecki80179/
Resneck8087/
Rieneck8066/
Reynick8040/
Raencke8027/
Renicke8025/
Renecki8014/
Rynicke8012/
Ryneker807/
Rehneke807/
Rheneke806/
Reynike805/
Rieneke805/
Reynker804/
Rheneck802/
Roencke802/
Renekie801/
Riencke801/
Raynece801/
Reÿneke801/
Reneche801/
Renecka801/
Reencke801/
Rinecke800/
Rayneck800/
Ryeneck800/
Renecky800/
Reneyck800/
Rueneck800/
Renieke800/
Raeneke800/
Reaneke800/
Renhcke800/
Rheinecker78215/
Reisnecker7861/
Reinhecker782/
Renek77234/
Rynek77155/
Renec779/
Reinicke754,902/
Roenicke75232/
Ryniecki75141/
Reniecki75131/
Rheineck7589/
Reinneck7561/
Reineker7541/
Rinecker7524/
Reuneker7524/
Resnicke7523/
Rhynicke7517/
Ruenheck7513/
Reneckis7513/
Rhenicke7513/
Rehnicke7512/
Reijneke7510/
Renetzke759/
Reneyske758/
Roenneke758/
Rainecke757/
Reniecka754/
Reineche752/
Reieneke752/
Reneecea751/
Resnecky751/
Reineake751/
Reinecki751/
Reinneke751/
Reynikes751/
Raynecka751/
Reincker751/
Reyneque751/
Rzenecki751/
Reinekie750/
Reineike750/
Reinieke750/
Reineske750/
Ranecker750/
Reinieck750/
Rieneake750/
Renickee750/
Reitneck750/
Ruenneke750/
Rheinnecker7436/
Reinke7125,015/
Renick713,073/
Ryniec71797/
Reynik71215/
Hrynek71186/
Hrenek71174/
Rineck71150/
Rancke71130/
Reinek71116/
Rejnek71111/
Raunecker71101/
Reniec7191/
Raenck7179/
Reinck7174/
Rzeniecki7153/
Reinicker7146/
Roenke7139/
Raneke7138/
Raenke7136/
Renike7133/
Reijneker7127/
Renyck7127/
Raneck7121/
Reneki7117/
Reinekehr7117/
Rienke7116/
Rynick7115/
Rhinecker7115/
Rheinicke7114/
Rineke718/
Hryniecki717/
Reneca716/
Resinneck716/
Reneka715/
Renyke715/
Ryneic715/
Raynek714/
Reanck713/
Reinäcker713/
Reanke712/
Reneic712/
Reneqe712/
Ruenke712/
Rehnek712/
Raynke712/
Rheincker711/
Reinickes711/
Reyneg711/
Reinnicke711/
Reynki711/
Rheinneke711/
Rzynek711/
Ryneka710/
Roennicke710/
Reinickie710/
Rainecker710/
Reineiker710/
Risnecker710/
Raynec710/
Reinike67380/
Reinick67223/
Ryniker67179/
Rehanek67150/
Ranecki67143/
Hrynekh6795/
Rynicki6776/
Reneski6773/
Rijneke6771/
Hrynick6748/
Raineck6746/
Rehánek6744/
Ranneck6732/
Reynikh6723/
Reyniks6719/
Raynack6719/
Ryneski6718/
Hrenick6718/
Ranecká6717/
Reineks6715/
Reineka6713/
Ränicke6713/
Roynick6713/
Ranicke6711/
Ranecký6711/
Renicky6711/
Ranecky6711/
Resneac6710/
Rhaneke679/
Rienick678/
Ratenke678/
Raineke678/
Raincke678/
Reyneix678/
Renicki677/
Rayonec675/
Hrengek675/
Reimcke675/
Reneeka674/
Reinkey674/
Rasneke673/
Roineke673/
Rejnick672/
Regnick672/
Renieka672/
Reyance672/
Raynike672/
Reinkes671/
Rajenke671/
Resnyck671/
Reanick671/
Reinecková671/
Reineky671/
Reinnke671/
Ranneke671/
Rayunec671/
Reunick671/
Reijnekker671/
Rinekes671/
Reneque671/
Renická671/
Renaick671/
Reinekp671/
Renechi671/
Roehnke671/
Hryneka671/
Rayneka670/
Reenick670/
Rhenick670/
Rinicke670/
Reinhicker670/
Reinkee670/
Roenhke670/
Rheneka670/
Raenick670/
Reinnicker670/
Rhineecker670/
Renicka670/
Renizke670/
Reinect670/
Renoick670/
Reinnek670/
Reniske670/
Renesky670/

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