Reitan Surname

146,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Reitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,7831:2,884254
United States9161:395,69834,709
Israel1631:52,5016,866
Canada651:566,85547,218
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Austria201:425,77243,235
France131:5,109,440259,941
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Reitan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reitan (Georgian: რეიტან) is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reitan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reitan is the 146,334th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,405,131 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Reitan live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Reitan is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 1,783 people, or 1 in 2,884. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 47 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent live and Western Norway, where 19 percent live. Outside of Norway Reitan is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.

Reitan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reitan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reitan last name expanded 4,164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reitan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reitan surname are 5.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Reitan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning 339,132 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $49,525 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hreitan924/
Reithan922/
Reitang921/
Reitaun921/
Ritan912,283/
Retan91323/
Hreitane861/
Rejithan861/
Reithand860/
Restan831,056/
Retang83846/
Ruitan83297/
Ristan83214/
Rethan83133/
Reytan8373/
Raitan8358/
Ritang8344/
Reiton8336/
Rejtan8331/
Rithan8316/
Retanh8313/
Rettan8310/
Retean838/
Hritan835/
Ritane835/
Retain835/
Rittan833/
Reatan832/
Reetan832/
Roitan832/
Riztan832/
Reutan831/
Ritain831/
Retane831/
Hretan831/
Ritaan831/
Rehtan831/
Reztan831/
Retahn831/
Rietan830/
Reisztain802/
Ritaine77653/
Hritane77401/
Ruitang77242/
Ritthan77137/
Rettang7755/
Roetean7730/
Retagne7728/
Restane7726/
Reistam7715/
Reshtan7714/
Rittang7713/
Rheutan7712/
Rojitan7711/
Roistan7710/
Hretane7710/
Restayn779/
Raitang777/
Rittain776/
Ristain776/
Rittann775/
Reatain775/
Resztan775/
Rishtan775/
Restain774/
Raithan774/
Ridthan774/
Ristand774/
Raistan773/
Ristant773/
Hraitan772/
Restant772/
Riyatan772/
Rajitan771/
Rijatan771/
Rethann771/
Rettain771/
Rawetan771/
Roitang771/
Rithean771/
Richtan771/
Reztane771/
Raitain771/
Raitand771/
Reitond771/
Restand771/
Rethang771/
Restann771/
Rayetan771/
Ridttan771/
Reiston770/
Rettand770/
Reattan770/
Roettan770/
Restean770/
Ratan7368,343/
Riton731,483/
Ritam73255/
Reton73198/
Rîtan7393/
Retam7341/
Râtan731/
Rătan731/
Restaine7142/
Retanova7134/
Richtand7110/
Ritaigne717/
Rajithan716/
Rechtand716/
Retttang715/
Hrittane714/
Roiteang714/
Reistein712/
Ritanova711/
Richtank711/
Hreitein711/
Raistain711/
Hreïtane711/
Restaynt711/
Ritangue711/
Roihatan711/
Reetahan711/
Ristaint711/
Rattan6712,562/
Reston672,470/
Ratang671,768/
Rathan671,639/
Ruiton67781/
Rastan67647/
Riston67543/
Ristam67313/
Ritton67295/
Raiton67207/
Roeton67163/
Ratane67144/
Rioton67125/
Ritond67110/
Retton6796/
Retone6782/
Ritong6771/
Reyton6761/
Ratean6747/
Rautan6742/
Ritone6741/
Rechthand6739/
Retong6733/
Raytan6733/
Rithon6732/
Retein6732/
Restam6727/
Rettam6725/
Rystan6724/
Ritein6723/
Routan6721/
Retoin6720/
Roytan6715/
Reishtein6713/
Ritham6713/
Reeton6712/
Reaton6712/
Rytand6710/
Ratain678/
Reetam678/
Ritoun678/
Reuton677/
Raitam677/
Rihtam676/
Rittam676/
Restán676/
Ruitón676/
Rojtan675/
Ritasingh674/
Rataan674/
Retham674/
Ritoon674/
Ratann673/
Rajtan673/
Hriton672/
Ratgan672/
Redtam671/
Reichtein671/
Ratasn671/
Rijtam671/
Rajeethan671/
Retoon671/
Rihton671/
Roiton671/
Røytan671/
Rueton671/
Rytanh671/
Reethahan671/
Retoun671/
Ratanc671/
Ratanh671/
Rataun671/
Rahtan671/
Rehton670/
Rjthan670/
Rheton670/
Rieton670/

Reitan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reitan in the Georgian language
რეიტანreitan-

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