Rodewald Surname

95,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rodewald Surname User-submission:

The surname Rodewald comes from the name of a town in Germany.

Rodewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8251:28,4983,747
United States1,5651:231,60322,277
Poland3541:107,36916,238
Canada561:657,95753,499
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Austria241:354,81038,119
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
England111:5,065,278148,650
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Rodewald Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Rodewald comes from the name of a town in Germany.

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Rodewald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rodewald is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodewald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,771st most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,466,897 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Rodewald live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 2,825 people, or 1 in 28,498. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Hamburg, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Rodewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rodewald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rodewald surname increased 1,863 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rodewald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rodewald surname are 10.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Rodewald earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.84% less than the national average, earning R 190,488 per year; in United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $49,271 CAD per year.

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