Reiters Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Reiters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reiters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia761:26,9744,129
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Reiters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reiters is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reiters? popularity and diffusion

The surname Reiters is the 1,252,959th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. Reiters is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Reiters are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 26,974. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent reside, Latgale, where 12 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Latvia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Reiters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reiters surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Reiters earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.82% less than the national average, earning R 81,216 per year and in United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reuiters931/
Riters9252/
Reters9226/
Ruiters8616,135/
Reuters86822/
Roeters86750/
Ritters86433/
Risters8689/
Rihters8663/
Rethers8644/
Retters8625/
Reyters8621/
Raiters8616/
Reitars867/
Resters864/
Ritgers864/
Rueters863/
Rhiters862/
Rieters862/
Rehters861/
Roiters861/
Retiers861/
Richters802,746/
Ruijters80793/
Rittgers80714/
Retterås8027/
Rethiers8019/
Ruetters8017/
Rechters8014/
Rettgers8011/
Raisters8010/
Ruethers809/
Roetters808/
Reuterås806/
Rietters804/
Reutgers803/
Reuthers803/
Ruitters801/
Reathers801/
Ruetgers801/
Retthers800/
Raters77159/
Ryters7740/
Retors771/
Rīters771/
Ruettgers75295/
Roettgers75168/
Raettgers751/
Ruyters711,023/
Rathers71108/
Ratgers7168/
Rasters7167/
Rayters7159/
Rytters716/
Royters714/
Routers713/
Ratiers712/
Rythers710/
Ratters710/
Rytterås6715/
Raatgers6712/
Roysters678/
Raytters672/
Ryttersø672/
Routiers671/
Routgers671/
Riethors671/
Raythers671/

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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
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  • 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 Reiters
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