Reidar Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Denmark

Reidar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reidar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Norway71:734,61250,907
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Reidar (11,154) may also be a first name.

Reidar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reidar is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reidar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Reidar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Reidar reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in Scandinavia. Reidar is also the 56,936th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 11,154 people.

The surname Reidar is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil it is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 22 percent live, Rio Grande do Norte, where 22 percent live and Bahia, where 11 percent live. Other than Brazil it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 29 percent live and Norway, where 25 percent live.

Reidar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reidar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reidar surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reidhar9236/
Reidaar929/
Reidart922/
Reidair921/
Hreidar921/
Redar91421/
Ridar9195/
Reidhaar8680/
Reidhart866/
Reidhard860/
Roidar831,315/
Ridard831,157/
Redard83305/
Raidar83220/
Riddar8354/
Reddar8345/
Redhar8344/
Reedar8321/
Reidor8319/
Ruidar8315/
Ridart8315/
Rhidar8312/
Hridar8310/
Roedar838/
Ridhar837/
Rehdar835/
Ridaar835/
Reydar834/
Risdar834/
Raedar834/
Redare834/
Ruedar832/
Redart832/
Rhedar831/
Rejdar831/
Hredar831/
Redarh831/
Resdar831/
Riodar831/
Readar830/
Redgar830/
Reidhardt803/
Rejidor7731/
Rhisdar7717/
Raidart7715/
Reddard7711/
Ridaure779/
Rajedar778/
Royedar778/
Redhard773/
Ridhard772/
Reedhar772/
Reddear771/
Rehedar771/
Rideart771/
Ridgaar771/
Rojidar771/
Redhart771/
Richdar771/
Raiddar771/
Rawedar771/
Reyodar771/
Rowedar771/
Royidar771/
Redaurd771/
Redhare770/
Roedear770/
Reidhhardt751/
Redor731,240/
Radar73643/
Ridor73269/
Rydar7324/
Rajedhar71120/
Redearth7130/
Ridarova7126/
Redhardt7119/
Redheart719/
Royedaar717/
Redheard714/
Rajeedar714/
Rajidhar714/
Rishdard713/
Rajidare711/
Reisdore711/
Richdard711/
Rojeedar711/
Raweedar711/
Rawedaar711/
Rahdar675,017/
Reisdorph67265/
Radhar6791/
Radart6779/
Raddar6769/
Radgar6737/
Roidor6735/
Rajdar6729/
Raudar6725/
Radare6724/
Raydar6717/
Roydar6713/
Radaur679/
Redord678/
Rojdar677/
Raidor676/
Radair674/
Roedor674/
Ridoir673/
Reisdorth672/
Reydor672/
Radard671/
Reddor671/
Redhor671/
Reisdorpf671/
Ridour671/
Geeridhar671/
Reador671/
Redoir671/
Rideir671/
Roudar671/
Rouedhart671/
Redour671/
Rgidor671/
Radarz671/
Reudor671/
Rzadar671/
Ridhor671/
Radear671/
Rydard670/
Risdor670/
Rhedor670/
Redoor670/
Readhhaar670/
Raedor670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Reidar
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