Richthofen Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Richthofen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richthofen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Richthofen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Richthofen is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richthofen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Richthofen reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Richthofen is most common in: Louisiana, where 78 percent are found, Mississippi, where 5 percent are found and California, where 3 percent are found. Aside from The United States Richthofen exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

Richthofen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Richthofen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Richthofen Last Name Statistics demography

Richthofen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.7% more than the national average, earning $75,813 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richtofen953/
Reichthofen950/
Richtofenn901/
Risthofen841/
Rikthawiphon557/
Raghthvan531/

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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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  • 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 Richthofen
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