Ridder Surname
Approximately 9,988 people bear this surname
Ridder Surname Definition:
= Rider, q.v.
Ridder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,816 | 1:16,716 | 2,209 |
| United States | 2,445 | 1:148,245 | 15,284 |
| Netherlands | 1,656 | 1:10,198 | 1,365 |
| Canada | 185 | 1:199,165 | 19,489 |
| Kazakhstan | 167 | 1:105,883 | 11,584 |
| Denmark | 142 | 1:39,752 | 4,149 |
| New Zealand | 122 | 1:37,117 | 6,329 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Belgium | 69 | 1:166,618 | 22,787 |
| Thailand | 64 | 1:1,103,724 | 164,273 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 299 | 1:167,955 | 15,192 |
Ridder (316) may also be a first name.
Ridder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Rider, q.v.
The same as Ruyter, a knight, a chevalier.
(Dutch/Flemish), Ritter (German), Knight.
Ridder Demographics
Average Ridder Salary in
United States
$48,104 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ridder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ridder Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ridder (Russian: Риддер) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ridder? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ridder is the 51,317th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 729,630 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Ridder are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ridder is also the 494,051st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 316 people.
It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,816 people, or 1 in 16,716. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside.
Ridder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ridder has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 818 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ridder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ridder are 27.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.41% being registered with the party.
The amount Ridder earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.34% less than the national average, earning R 160,788 per year; in United States they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $48,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $47,734 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ridder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ridder in the Russian language | ||
| Риддер | ridder | - |
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Ridder Reference & Research
Ritter DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Ritter FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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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 Ridder
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