Rottschalk Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Malta

Rottschalk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rottschalk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malta11:430,2723,380

Rottschalk Last Name Facts

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

Rottschalk occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rottschalk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Rottschalk live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,642,969. In Germany Rottschalk is primarily concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 53 percent live, Berlin, where 20 percent live and Hamburg, where 14 percent live. Outside of Germany Rottschalk is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Rottschalk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rottschalk are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Rottschalk earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rottsolk7834/
Rettshalg740/
Roosalk7123/
Rotsolk7122/
Rettschlag70444/
Rettschlog701/
Retschlag63175/
Rosalq631/
Rotzolk592/
Ratshaligwa572/
Rassalkt561/
Ritschl-Haug551/
Redschlag5343/
Radschlag5343/
Radschlog531/
Razalk503/
Retshelego501/

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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 Rottschalk
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