Richters Surname

158,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Richters Surname Definition:

(German) One who held the office of judge or magistrate.

Richters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3841:58,1697,511
Netherlands5401:31,2735,181
United States4181:867,12765,849
Australia2471:109,29412,192
Canada371:995,82774,831
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England181:3,095,448105,421
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
France51:13,284,544357,392
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Richters Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who held the office of judge or magistrate.

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

Richters Last Name Facts

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

Richters occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Richters click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richters? popularity and diffusion

It is the 158,951st most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,653,877 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Richters are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,384 people, or 1 in 58,169. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 29 percent reside and Hamburg, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Richters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Richters has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Richters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Richters last name are 25.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.28% being registered with the party.

The amount Richters earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.28% less than the national average, earning R 144,300 per year; in United States they earn 15.1% more than the national average, earning $49,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $50,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richsters941/
Rihters9363/
Ricters931/
Rechters8814/
Rikhters886/
Riters8652/
Richtersová845/
Ruiters8016,135/
Ritters80433/
Reiters80184/
Risters8089/
Raiters8016/
Ritgers804/
Rieters802/
Rhiters802/
Rehters801/
Roiters801/
Richtarsch786/
Ruijters75793/
Rittgers75714/
Rykhters7515/
Raisters7510/
Rietters754/
Ruitters751/
Ryters7140/
Reters7126/
Rīters711/
Ruyters671,023/
Reuters67822/
Rayters6759/
Rethers6744/
Retters6725/
Reyters6721/
Rytters676/
Resters674/
Royters674/
Retiers671/
Rythers670/

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