The Rech surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,492 people carried this name — #17,426 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 181,800 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 863 people named Rech.
131 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Aveyron.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
169 people named Rech have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 192 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
148 people named Rech live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rech.
- Rebstock 765 · U.S. census
- Recalde 472 · U.S. census
- Recarte 148 · U.S. census
- Recchia 1,282 · U.S. census
- Recco 234 · U.S. census
- Receveur 194 · U.S. census
- Recher 304 · U.S. census
- Recht 537 · U.S. census
- Recio 2,715 · U.S. census
- Reck 2,822 · U.S. census
- Record 3,462 · U.S. census
- Reda 2,555 · U.S. census
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