Richts Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Richts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2541:316,95131,911
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Richts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Richts is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Richts click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richts? popularity and diffusion

Richts is the 973,426th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Richts live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 316,951. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent reside, Berlin, where 4 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 1 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Richts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Richts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Richts surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Richts Last Name Statistics demography

Richts earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reichts920/
Richt91494/
Richs9165/
Reicht83570/
Raichs8369/
Reichs8329/
Raicht8320/
Richte8315/
Rischt839/
Rechts833/
Riecht831/
Raihts831/
Rictts831/
Ritchs830/
Rich8092,348/
Rits801,064/
Riht801/
Raichet7727/
Reichet7710/
Reischs771/
Ritchte771/
Reischt770/
Richthe770/
Reich7362,782/
Riche7313,066/
Risch7310,625/
Ritch734,199/
Raich733,542/
Recht732,554/
Ritts73983/
Hrich73668/
Ritse73172/
Rioch73145/
Raits73130/
Reits73118/
Roich73102/
Ruich7397/
Raics7375/
Rechs7373/
Roits7337/
Riets7311/
Ritsh7310/
Riots738/
Risht737/
Hrics737/
Richd734/
Rihte734/
Ridch733/
Riths733/
Richh732/
Rycht732/
Ruits732/
Raiht731/
Riccs731/
Richz731/
Hrits731/
Rijts731/
Rieht731/
Rrich730/
Rictz730/
Reiht730/
Ricss730/
Reics730/
Rects730/
Richtová7137/
Reichett716/
Reichete712/
Reicheht711/
Richtova711/
Raychets711/
Rischtch711/
Reichedt710/
Rit6715,332/
Reiche679,952/
Reisch677,548/
Raisch672,190/
Raiche672,078/
Ric671,463/
Ritsch671,227/
Ruisch67585/
Hraich67523/
Hriche67376/
Reecht67210/
Rhrich67151/
Ritche67100/
Hreits6798/
Reites6782/
Roisch6754/
Rhetts6753/
Raitch6747/
Raiths6741/
Riecss6736/
Reiths6731/
Hrgich6727/
Hőrich6727/
Reitås6724/
Hreich6713/
Reitts6713/
Roitch6712/
Raites679/
Rescht676/
Ristch675/
Rzhets674/
Roycht674/
Raaich674/
Reitch673/
Ritsts673/
Hruich673/
Reichc672/
Ruitch671/
Reichh671/
Rheits671/
Richgy671/
Riesht671/
Reachs671/
Rishsd671/
Raitsh671/
Roiche671/
Hraichete671/
Reucht671/
Rishch671/
Ruiche671/
Ruites671/
Rychet671/
Rehyts671/
Rreich670/
Reacht670/
Ruchtz670/
Reichd670/
Rechte670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Richts
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