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 last name Reiters is most common in Latvia. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reiters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,252,959th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. It occurs mostly 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 Reiters is most frequent in Latvia, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 26,974. In Latvia Reiters is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent are found, Latgale, where 12 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Reiters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reiters last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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
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  • 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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