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Where Does The Last Name Riddles Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Riddles occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riddles? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 201,760^th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,527,370 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Riddles live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Riddles is also the 1,717,090^th most numerous first name on earth, held by 36 people.

Riddles is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 988 people, or 1 in 54,836. In South Africa Riddles is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 66 percent live, Northern Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Riddles Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Riddles has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riddles Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Riddles surname is primarily Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Riddles last name are 28.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riddles earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.1% less than the national average, earning R 187,488 per year and in United States they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $37,410 USD per year.