Rideal Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rideal Surname Definition:

An Irish form of Riddell, q.v. [the form is due to Irish (and Gaelic) ridéal, a riddle, sieve; borrowed from English]

Rideal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432

Rideal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Irish form of Riddell, q.v. [the form is due to Irish (and Gaelic) ridéal, a riddle, sieve; borrowed from English]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rideal Last Name Facts

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

Rideal is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rideal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rideal is the 3,432,070th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Rideal reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England it is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 50 percent live, Greater London, where 27 percent live and East Sussex, where 7 percent live. Besides England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Rideal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rideal has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rideal surname decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riddeal9221/
Ridgeal920/
Ridal911,748/
Ridjal83731/
Risdal83660/
Ridall83421/
Ridgel83386/
Raidal8383/
Reidal8311/
Ridhal8310/
Riedal8310/
Ridial838/
Ridele837/
Riddal834/
Ruidal833/
Ridale833/
Ridiel832/
Rideel831/
Hridal831/
Ridaal831/
Ridgal830/
Ridehalph800/
Ridgell771,440/
Risdale77316/
Riddall77281/
Ridelle77202/
Risdall77135/
Risdahl7779/
Ridayal7713/
Reisdal779/
Raidale776/
Ridgall775/
Raaidal774/
Riddele772/
Ridesel772/
Ridesil772/
Raiadal771/
Raidhal771/
Reidale771/
Ridalle771/
Riddeil771/
Ridhale771/
Ridiyal771/
Roidale771/
Risdhal771/
Raidiel771/
Ridheel771/
Riddail771/
Ruidael771/
Ruidasl771/
Ruidial771/
Radheal771/
Riddial770/
Rideell770/
Reidele770/
Reidhel770/
Raidall770/
Redal73473/
Rudal73285/
Ridle73208/
Rydal73129/
Richdale71335/
Reichdal7111/
Riddelle719/
Reisdahl719/
Reidesel718/
Raaidhal716/
Rudehall714/
Ridgeell713/
Raiadhal712/
Reisdale711/
Reidhall711/
Reiydale711/
Ridesill711/
Raidahal711/
Riedhell711/
Raidelle711/
Riddle6750,801/
Rydahl67717/
Raudal67516/
Redjal67357/
Rudall67290/
Rejdal67232/
Reidle67208/
Raydal67171/
Readle67163/
Redele67130/
Rydall67123/
Rüdele6778/
Rediel6762/
Rudahl6753/
Reedal6748/
Readal6745/
Redale6724/
Roudal6724/
Redahl6722/
Rudhel6716/
Åredal6716/
Rudhal6712/
Roydal6712/
Redgel6711/
Redall6710/
Raidle679/
Resdal677/
Ridlle676/
Rutdal674/
Redael673/
Hrudal673/
Reiydelle672/
Redhal672/
Redial672/
Ruydal672/
Rydale671/
R'Jdal671/
Rydhal671/
Rydiel671/
Reidesell671/
Ridyalova671/
Roedal671/
Redeel671/
Redgal671/
Reddal671/
Reydal671/
Ruddal670/
Ridile670/
Redoel670/
Roidle670/
Redeil670/
Ruidle670/
Ridgil670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rideal
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