Reitschmidt Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Reitschmidt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reitschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Austria221:387,06540,442

Reitschmidt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reitschmidt occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reitschmidt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Reitschmidt are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany Reitschmidt is most frequent in: Hesse, where 93 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 35 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reitschmied9144/
Reschmidt901/
Reyschmidt866/
Rathschmidt8231/
Reitsmith800/
Reshmit7811/
Reshmid786/
Rischsmith762/
Reshmi715,060/
Rishmi7122/
Ritsmi711/
Rismid711/
Reidsmith704/
Reischmer700/
Reichmich700/
Reitsma675,941/
Reshmed6730/
Reshmyd6720/
Reshmet6712/
Richmai677/
Reshmai676/
Rashmid675/
Reshmis672/
Roeshmi671/
Reashmi671/
Reismip671/
Raishmi671/
Reshmyt671/
Rashmit671/
Richmed670/

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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 Reitschmidt
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