Ridderheim Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ridderheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridderheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden271:364,69525,646
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Ridderheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridderheim is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ridderheim.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridderheim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Ridderheim reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Ridderheim is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 364,695. In Sweden Ridderheim is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 59 percent live, Västernorrland County, where 11 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryderheim847/
Riddarhem844/
Riderm751/
Rudderham74894/
Rytterheim708/
Ruderham6740/
Rudderma671/
Ritdetram631/
Reddiram561/

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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 Ridderheim
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