Ridders Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ridders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2161:372,71035,308
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Canada431:856,87466,382
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ridders Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ridders has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridders? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 701,000th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Ridders reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 372,710. In Germany Ridders is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent live, Bavaria, where 10 percent live and Hamburg, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Ridders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ridders surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ridders earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning $52,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.9% more than the national average, earning $68,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riders9218/
Ridgers86651/
Rieders86172/
Redders86104/
Rudders8638/
Reiders868/
Rijders862/
Raiders861/
Reijders8013/
Reders7787/
Ruders7759/
Ryders7735/
Rüders7723/
Rēders771/
D'Ridgers751/
Rehders71634/
Reeders71450/
Redgers71144/
Rediers7191/
Readers7124/
Ryderås717/
Ruderås715/
Redears712/
Rhyders711/
Rheders710/
Reuders710/
Rheeders67708/
Readgers670/
Rydderch670/
Rhydderch63208/
Readirs578/
Rhyderrch501/

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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 Ridders
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