Riedel Surname

8,052nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riedel Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Riedel, a pet form of names beginning with Hrod (fame), as Hrotfrid, Rothhari and Hrodmar.

Riedel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany53,4581:1,506119
United States9,2921:39,0084,809
Argentina1,6521:25,8742,185
Brazil1,1701:182,9707,066
Austria7961:10,6981,460
Poland6141:61,9049,713
France4361:152,34623,645
Australia3681:73,3588,625
Denmark3491:16,1741,594
Canada3321:110,98111,875
Czechia2621:40,5866,723
Switzerland2571:31,9574,743
Chile2171:81,1823,222
Sweden1801:54,7044,230
Indonesia1481:893,57666,999
England1031:540,95233,556
Paraguay971:74,6061,908
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Mexico711:1,748,25617,580
Spain601:779,20132,544
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Guatemala461:349,6234,757
Honduras281:314,8732,759
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Israel251:342,30528,607
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Curaçao191:8,276277
Norway191:270,64728,127
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
China91:151,924,6187,954
Namibia91:267,71110,023
Wales51:618,90625,852
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Dominica11:75,891912
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6911:72,6757,795

Riedel (326) may also be a first name.

Riedel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Riedel, a pet form of names beginning with Hrod (fame), as Hrotfrid, Rothhari and Hrodmar.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Riedel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riedel (Arabic: ريدل, Russian: Риедель) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riedel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riedel is the 8,052nd most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 103,302 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Riedel live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe. Riedel is also the 485,722nd most frequently held forename globally, borne by 326 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 53,458 people, or 1 in 1,506. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 19 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 84 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Riedel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riedel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riedel last name rose 1,345 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riedel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riedel last name are 7.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riedel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.13% more than the national average, earning 353,437 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1134.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 239,339 per year; in South Africa they earn 707.72% more than the national average, earning R 1,919,440 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.61% more than the national average, earning $26,926,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $45,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $49,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riedell92575/
Riedelt922/
Riesdel921/
Rieddel920/
Reiedel920/
Riedl9129,850/
Redel914,465/
Ridel912,434/
Riedesll860/
Roedel832,895/
Reidel832,652/
Riddel83825/
Redell83751/
Ridell83650/
Reddel83519/
Reydel83420/
Raedel83345/
Readel83287/
Ruedel83280/
Raidel83257/
Reedel83113/
Riodel8329/
Rejdel8325/
Hridel8325/
Riyedl8317/
Hredel8313/
Ruidel839/
Reudel837/
Redael833/
Ridiel832/
Riydel832/
Riidel832/
Rideel831/
Riedll831/
Rieedl831/
Risdel831/
Ritdel831/
Redeel831/
Roidel831/
Rehdel831/
Redoel830/
Redl805,014/
Ridl80654/
Riedelová80151/
Riedelova802/
Riddell7720,116/
Reddell771,975/
Roedell77321/
Reidell77286/
Ruedell77126/
Reedell7736/
Risdell7733/
Redoehl779/
Reydell777/
Raedell773/
Riidell773/
Richdel772/
Rueddel772/
Rijdell771/
Riodell771/
Ritdell771/
Roeddel771/
Raihdel771/
Rheddel771/
Ruidael771/
Rhoedel771/
Reudell770/
Reddelt770/
Rowedel770/
Readell770/
Raisdel770/
Rideell770/
Reidele770/
Reidhel770/
Rudel734,486/
Rydel732,750/
Raidl731,058/
Reidl731,030/
Roidl73898/
Rüdel73781/
Roedl73763/
Rädel73415/
Redil73341/
Ruedl73166/
Rýdel7370/
Redeł7341/
Ruidl7334/
Riddl7329/
Ridil7310/
Reedl7310/
Rejdl734/
Readl734/
Reudl732/
Redèl731/
Reydl731/
Rídel731/
Ríedl731/
Redlp731/
Rédel731/
Raedl730/
Riedlová71861/
Rohwedel7163/
Riedlova7121/
Ridelová717/
Rohuedel714/
Ridgeell713/
Redelová711/
Reddoehl711/
Redaellì711/
Ridddell711/
Riddelll711/
Reeddell710/
Reiddell710/
Rahwedel710/
Rydell673,236/
Rudell671,041/
Hredyl67290/
Riodil67251/
Roudel67142/
Rüdell67134/
Rüddel67101/
Rediel6762/
Redöhl6743/
Hrydel6737/
Hredil6728/
Ridill6725/
Redlet6721/
Ruddel6720/
Raudel6716/
Raydel6712/
Redgil678/
Ruhdel677/
Rudiel674/
Ruduel674/
Redill673/
Reddyl672/
Roydel672/
Redøhl672/
Hridelova672/
Riddll671/
Ryodel671/
Rydiel671/
Rhudel671/
Roidil671/
Rädelt671/
Rutdel671/
Ryddel671/
Riddil670/
Ridgil670/
Rysdel670/

Riedel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riedel in the Russian language
Риедельriedel-
Riedel in the Arabic language
ريدلrydl-

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