Rinteln Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rinteln Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rinteln Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Rinteln Last Name Facts

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

Rinteln occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rinteln? popularity and diffusion

Rinteln is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Rinteln occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Rinteln reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent are found, Hesse, where 5 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany Rinteln occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Rinteln Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rinteln has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rinteln surname fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rintelen93179/
Renteln8623/
Rintlen860/
Rintalan8029/
Rantelno805/
Rindelin802/
Rindelan801/
Rontelin801/
Rantelino75294/
Ranttelino7117/
Rentelienė712/
Rhinedolen710/
Rendelan673/
Rantalan671/
Rondelon671/
Rentulan671/
Rendelon670/

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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 Rinteln
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