Ritchie Forename
30,966th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 26,086 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Niue
Ritchie Forename Definition:
A Scottish diminutive (now also a frequent surname) of Richard.
Ritchie Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 73% | 15,134 | 1:7,005 | 1,067 |
| United States | 95% | 4,877 | 1:74,336 | 3,657 |
| England | 100% | 1,148 | 1:48,435 | 2,310 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 758 | 1:40,650 | 4,986 |
| Canada | 100% | 733 | 1:45,202 | 3,084 |
| Australia | - | 630 | 1:21,679 | 1,477 |
| Netherlands | 88% | 335 | 1:50,454 | 3,436 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 292 | 1:6,312 | 642 |
| Scotland | 100% | 285 | 1:18,773 | 944 |
| New Zealand | - | 267 | 1:16,989 | 1,430 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 218 | 1:139,679 | 8,949 |
| Malawi | - | 127 | 1:134,743 | 6,567 |
| Brazil | 96% | 119 | 1:1,800,304 | 39,259 |
| India | 87% | 69 | 1:17,606,927 | 434,759 |
| Haiti | 100% | 65 | 1:165,030 | 7,872 |
| Qatar | 86% | 64 | 1:37,025 | 4,951 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| South Africa | 89% | 56 | 1:973,797 | 37,529 |
| Chile | 74% | 52 | 1:338,600 | 4,883 |
| Suriname | 100% | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 49 | 1:145,959 | 10,004 |
| Bahamas | - | 48 | 1:8,320 | 1,070 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 74% | 47 | 1:28,966 | 3,089 |
| Wales | 100% | 38 | 1:81,429 | 2,227 |
| China | - | 37 | 1:36,920,427 | 61,501 |
| Indonesia | - | 31 | 1:8,321,409 | 281,378 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Germany | 90% | 25 | 1:3,867,115 | 17,280 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 24 | 1:7,398,515 | 98,458 |
| Singapore | 100% | 23 | 1:273,350 | 9,239 |
| Jamaica | - | 21 | 1:137,297 | 5,200 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93% | 21 | 1:388,205 | 30,311 |
| Hong Kong | - | 20 | 1:387,636 | 3,995 |
| Ireland | 87% | 19 | 1:244,396 | 4,129 |
| Belgium | 70% | 18 | 1:638,336 | 9,306 |
| New Caledonia | - | 17 | 1:15,892 | 1,309 |
| France | 100% | 16 | 1:4,154,396 | 18,164 |
| Kenya | 100% | 15 | 1:3,087,141 | 21,962 |
| Thailand | 100% | 13 | 1:5,389,678 | 96,686 |
| Guyana | 67% | 12 | 1:63,605 | 5,544 |
| Mexico | 100% | 12 | 1:10,345,369 | 31,278 |
| Israel | 60% | 10 | 1:840,292 | 12,787 |
| Switzerland | 86% | 10 | 1:821,350 | 10,525 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 10 | 1:2,376,968 | 55,480 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Peru | 100% | 9 | 1:3,532,384 | 29,289 |
| Grenada | 100% | 8 | 1:13,516 | 1,533 |
| Liberia | 100% | 8 | 1:551,508 | 14,444 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 7 | 1:7,541,188 | 37,665 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 7 | 1:4,314,556 | 60,709 |
| Argentina | 67% | 6 | 1:7,128,874 | 15,663 |
| Lebanon | 80% | 6 | 1:937,928 | 8,462 |
| Sweden | 83% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 6 | 1:2,570,636 | 64,965 |
| Russia | - | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Czechia | 93% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Niue | - | 1 | 1:1,604 | 70 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Ritchie (86,437) may also be a surname.
Ritchie Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Scottish diminutive (now also a frequent surname) of Richard.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Teutonic name, meaning: Firm ruler.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Ritchie Forename Popularity
Ritchie Demographics
Ritchie Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 17 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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