Ridenhour Surname

188,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ridenhour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridenhour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2381:161,95716,483
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:169,08615,270

Ridenhour Last Name Facts

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

Ridenhour occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridenhour? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 188,491st most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,249,017 people. Ridenhour occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ridenhour reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,238 people, or 1 in 161,957. In The United States Ridenhour is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 30 percent are found, Missouri, where 24 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Ridenhour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ridenhour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ridenhour last name rose 754 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ridenhour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ridenhour last name are 15.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.53% being registered with the political party.

Ridenhour earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning $39,162 USD per year.

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Ridenhour Reference & Research

Ridenour FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ridenhour
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