Reiter Surname

8,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Reiter Surname Definition:

(German) One who rode a horse, a cavalryman; one who cleared land for tilling.

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Reiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany23,1831:3,473373
Austria16,9391:50322
United States15,6831:23,1122,909
Brazil1,9261:111,1504,192
Canada1,3441:27,4153,642
France1,0221:64,9938,951
Poland7811:48,6677,679
Australia5311:50,8396,318
Israel5271:16,2382,435
Hungary5071:19,3612,185
Luxembourg3301:1,759188
Switzerland3031:27,1054,164
Czechia2651:40,1266,642
England1631:341,82924,929
Argentina1581:270,52821,773
Denmark1571:35,9543,745
Ukraine1511:301,47538,439
Belgium1361:84,53413,247
Italy911:672,05258,782
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
Slovenia851:29,2676,001
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Croatia761:55,64010,530
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Romania631:318,69628,224
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Slovakia531:100,68819,203
Spain521:899,07835,195
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Scotland361:148,7178,826
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Chile301:587,21614,299
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Singapore171:323,98313,856
China141:97,665,8265,141
Norway131:395,56035,657
Finland121:458,05828,977
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Panama51:782,45211,059
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malta41:107,5681,849
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1461:43,8215,084

The alternate forms: Réiter (1) are calculated separately.

Reiter (201) may also be a first name.

Reiter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who rode a horse, a cavalryman; one who cleared land for tilling.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) Russian Jews were very much involved in the lumber business. Large areas of forests would be leased and the lumber would be sent down the rivers to the ports. The one in charge of this operation was the rayter. Also, Ryter.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Reiter is a German occupational surname for a mounted soldier or knight, derived from the Middle Low German word rider, or Middle High German riter, meaning 'rider'.

A variant of Reuter.

A habitational surname for someone from any of the various places in Germany and Austria called Reit or Reith.

- haffman97

Reiter Last Name Facts

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

Reiter (Arabic: رعيتر) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as: Réiter. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reiter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,704th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 111,575 people. The last name Reiter occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Reiter live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Reiter is also the 639,077th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 201 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 23,183 people, or 1 in 3,473. In Germany Reiter is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 44 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 86 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Reiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reiter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,811 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reiter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reiter last name are 13.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Reiter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.24% more than the national average, earning 488,806 kr per year; in Peru they earn 30.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,391 per year; in South Africa they earn 114.35% more than the national average, earning R 509,388 per year; in United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $51,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réiter941/
Reitter922,085/
Reister922,028/
Reither921,785/
Reitere9279/
Rheiter9279/
Reieter922/
Rreiter921/
Reihter921/
Reitaer921/
Reiterr921/
Reitert921/
Reitger920/
Reuiter920/
Riter911,977/
Reite91657/
Reter91527/
Reitr913/
Reichter86176/
Reisæter86123/
Reistter862/
Reithert861/
Reistere861/
Reiszter861/
Reihtier860/
Ritter83127,390/
Reuter8364,901/
Ruiter839,872/
Retter833,855/
Rister832,744/
Rester832,267/
Rueter832,130/
Reyter831,652/
Raiter831,293/
Rihter83974/
Roiter83705/
Ritere83615/
Reeter83531/
Rieter83523/
Rether83387/
Ritger83352/
Rither83195/
Rejter83193/
Reithe83112/
Retier8388/
Roeter8386/
Reites8382/
Retere8378/
Reiste8369/
Retert8356/
Reitre8341/
Rijter8316/
Raeter8313/
Rioter839/
Ritier839/
Reater834/
Rezter833/
Rhiter833/
Reteur833/
Reitte832/
Reitez831/
Reitie831/
Reitir831/
Hreter831/
Rehter831/
Reitei831/
Ritert831/
Reitge830/
Reitee830/
Reitey830/
Rheite830/
Retger830/
Ridter830/
Rite803,009/
Rete801,281/
Reiterová80297/
Retr8043/
Reischter808/
Reiterova805/
Reisæther803/
Richter77318,090/
Reuther779,199/
Reutter775,189/
Raether771,567/
Ruijter771,537/
Rechter771,141/
Ruether77977/
Roether77761/
Riether77721/
Roither77704/
Reytier77377/
Rettger77303/
Reather77272/
Roetter77264/
Rittger77253/
Roetger77148/
Rihtere77118/
Rietter77108/
Reuster77106/
Ruetter77100/
Reyther7788/
Reaster7786/
Reittie7784/
Raitter7777/
Ruehter7775/
Raither7772/
Ruitter7762/
Rethier7752/
Reudter7750/
Risther7748/
Reester7746/
Riszter7739/
Riedter7724/
Rettert7723/
Hritier7720/
Rhetier7720/
Roister7719/
Rishter7719/
Reterre7719/
Roijter7718/
Rittere7718/
Ristere7718/
Roitter7716/
Resther7716/
Reszter7716/
Rettier7715/
Reuterh7715/
Reuithe7710/
Ritterr779/
Rittter778/
Rithter775/
Rittier775/
Reyster774/
Restert774/
Reisted774/
Rettere774/
Rheuter774/
Hritter773/
Roedter773/
Ruither773/
Reittes773/
Hrister772/
Reutere772/
Reether772/
Ruyeter772/
Ruiyter772/
Raister772/
Reytere772/
Ruiteir772/
Ristter771/
Reshter771/
Rreuter771/
Ruiterr771/
Redther771/
Reetter771/
Rhester771/
Reistes771/
Rejitie771/
Rietger771/
Reuterr771/
Reuteur771/
Reutier771/
Reytter771/
Rijtter771/
Riohter771/
Ritgeer771/
Rithaer771/
Riehter771/
Rhitter771/
Resster771/
Rithier771/
Rhaiter771/
Rehtere771/
Rijster771/
Roitere771/
Ruitere771/
Regiete771/
Rethert770/
Ruister770/
Restter770/
Resteer770/
Hrieter770/
Royeter770/
Roueter770/
Rrister770/
Ritteer770/
Ritteur770/
Reitterová756/
Rithe736,132/
Retes735,859/
Ritte732,137/
Ryter731,708/
Rites731,130/
Riste73937/
Rater73719/
Reita73591/
Ruete73507/
Reate73497/
Reste73431/
Roete73307/
Rethe73302/
Retea73295/
Raite73281/
Ritei73244/
Ritea73197/
Rette73179/
Retez73109/
Reute73105/
Reity7392/
Riteș7391/
Ritir7389/
Ruite7389/
Ritez7377/
Rhite7370/
Retep7350/
Raitr7341/
Retei7333/
Riete7333/
Retre7331/
Ritep7331/
Reiti7329/
Retie7327/
Roite7321/
Reyte7320/
Retet7320/
Retey7319/
Reete7318/
Retit7317/
Ritee7314/
Ritey7313/
Reteh7312/
Rejtr7311/
Raete7311/
Rhete7310/
Ritie738/
Retir737/
Reteu734/
Ritej734/
Rittr734/
Riote734/
Reytr734/
Rihte734/
Ritet733/
Rettr732/
Reutr732/
Räter732/
Restr731/
Hrite731/
Retrd731/
Retrø731/
Reted731/
Redte731/
Retje731/
Rithr731/
Riteh730/
Roettger711,853/
Raithier7133/
Ruettger7129/
Reistedt7114/
Richtter7110/
Reyather719/
Reitrová717/
Roitherz716/
Richtert715/
Reterová714/
Richther714/
Rouether713/
Rowetter712/
Raettger711/
Royetter711/
Richterr711/
Riddtter711/
Reuetter711/
Roehther711/
Risteard711/
Riterová711/
Richtetr711/
Raistere711/
Rijchter711/
Rhethier711/
Rowether710/
Roittger710/
Rohweter710/
Reuttger710/
Rather6741,960/
Rauter675,091/
Ristea674,956/
Rytter672,443/
Ratier672,336/
Riotte671,477/
Ruyter671,170/
Ritesh67974/
Rajter67968/
Rettie67818/
Richtr67782/
Raster67762/
Ryther67708/
Ratter67675/
Räther67562/
Rayter67453/
Ritthe67438/
Reštei67383/
Ritecz67305/
Ritterová67291/
Royter67268/
Restea67267/
Riette67263/
Ruette67250/
Rittes67236/
Roethe67229/
Rahter67224/
Rejita67139/
Raiate67137/
Router67129/
Rittie67114/
Reuthe67110/
Rohwetter67106/
Reitti6793/
Ratert6786/
Ryster6774/
Rettes6772/
Raitte6769/
Reyita6769/
Riethe6767/
Reitay6766/
Retess6760/
Restey6748/
Reștea6744/
Rittee6743/
Rejiti6741/
Rettey6739/
Restei6739/
Rettez6737/
Risted6735/
Rojter6734/
Rischtter6734/
Restes6730/
Ratehr6728/
Rittey6727/
Røyter6727/
Riyete6726/
Roiate6726/
Ristey6725/
Reitis6724/
Rajete6723/
Reates6722/
Raithe6722/
Rithie6721/
Raiterová6721/
Rowete6721/
Ryhter6719/
Raiste6719/
Ristte6716/
Rethea6716/
Ruetea6716/
Reytet6716/
Richte6715/
Reatte6715/
Reityi6713/
Réther6712/
Retesh6711/
Retesz6711/
Rittep6711/
Reuterová6710/
Retterová6710/
Rawete6710/
Ritetz6710/
Raites679/
Rested679/
Raitir679/
Reshte678/
Raitez678/
Reitty678/
Rayite678/
Roette676/
Rejete676/
Reyterova675/
Reethe675/
Reitha675/
Rhater675/
Raethe674/
Rehate674/
Rithey674/
Reiati674/
Retire674/
Reuste674/
Ritterova674/
Reestr673/
Rittet673/
Rhethe673/
Rouete673/
Raitee673/
Ritair673/
Roitei673/
Reytes673/
Roiterova673/
Rithea672/
Rettit672/
Riettr672/
Rettre672/
Ratere672/
Reutes672/
Rittge672/
Reutte672/
Raiterova672/
Rethes672/
Reatre672/
Retets671/
Ruiate671/
Reetee671/
Rehtie671/
Rejate671/
Rettge671/
Rayete671/
Rijite671/
Riteej671/
Rithej671/
Rittir671/
Rethie671/
Rethey671/
Ratger671/
Rettee671/
Rettet671/
Reyiti671/
Riethr671/
Hrithe671/
Reiata671/
Razter671/
Rateir671/
Rateit671/
Ratoer671/
Reiuta671/
Reeste671/
Reuetr671/
Reutea671/
Reutet671/
Reutre671/
Restez671/
Restte671/
Rete'e671/
Ristet671/
Reştea671/
Rite'e671/
Rithee671/
Roiste671/
Rájter671/
Rītere671/
Ryoter671/
Rytert671/
Rytger671/
Røeste671/
Rrethe671/
Ruites671/
Ruitte671/
Ruitie671/
Reztep671/
Rethee671/
Rethez671/
Rhitep671/
Reatjr671/
Roitte671/
Rujitr671/
Ruithe671/
Ridtee671/
Reutei671/
Raiteh671/
Rithes671/
Ristee671/
Rittez671/
Rithet670/
Rheita670/
Raethr670/
Ruethe670/
Retthe670/
Rithir670/
Hritge670/
Hritte670/
Retair670/
Reutir670/
Reathe670/
Rjther670/
Raterd670/
Rettir670/
Rischtear670/
Retech670/
Retees670/
Reatie670/
Reteis670/
Reathr670/
Reutie670/
Rechte670/

Reiter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reiter in the Arabic language
رعيترrytr-
رايترraytr-

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Reiter Reference & Research

Ritter DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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Footnotes

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