Richstein Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Richstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3711:216,99624,454
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Richstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Richstein occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 655,080th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Richstein live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Richstein is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 216,996. In Germany Richstein is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent reside, Bavaria, where 10 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Richstein is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Richstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Richstein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 228 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Richstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Richstein last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Richstein earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.47% more than the national average, earning $71,399 USD per year.

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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 Richstein
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