Riedl Surname

18,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Riedl Surname Definition:

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

Riedl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,5601:4,585537
Austria7,8521:1,08475
United States2,3251:155,89615,938
Czechia6681:15,9182,355
Italy2871:213,09030,137
Hungary1821:53,9365,710
Canada1811:203,56719,858
Switzerland1121:73,3308,666
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Australia881:306,76926,711
Slovakia661:80,85515,660
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Sweden521:189,36113,089
England381:1,466,26563,675
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Norway111:467,48139,375
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Luxembourg71:82,9356,145
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belize11:355,4743,977
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Ríedl (1) are calculated separately.

Riedl (13) may also be a first name.

Riedl 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

Riedl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riedl is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Ríedl. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riedl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,474th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 244,139 people. The surname Riedl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Riedl are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Riedl is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The last name Riedl is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 17,560 people, or 1 in 4,585. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 71 percent live, Hesse, where 8 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Riedl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riedl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Riedl surname rose 4,079 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riedl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riedl last name are 12.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riedl earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 15.03% less than the national average, earning 294,065 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ríedl931/
Riedel9170,546/
Riyedl9117/
Riedll911/
Rieedl911/
Redl895,014/
Ridl89654/
Riedell83575/
Riedelt832/
Riesdel831/
Rieddel830/
Reiedel830/
Redel804,465/
Ridel802,434/
Raidl801,058/
Reidl801,030/
Roidl80898/
Roedl80763/
Redil80341/
Ruedl80166/
Ruidl8034/
Riddl8029/
Ridil8010/
Reedl8010/
Rejdl804/
Readl804/
Reudl802/
Redèl801/
Reydl801/
Redlp801/
Raedl800/
Riedlová77861/
Riedlova7721/
Riedesll770/
Roedel732,895/
Reidel732,652/
Riddel73825/
Redell73751/
Ridell73650/
Reddel73519/
Reydel73420/
Raedel73345/
Hredyl73290/
Readel73287/
Ruedel73280/
Raidel73257/
Riodil73251/
Reedel73113/
Rediel7362/
Redöhl7343/
Riodel7329/
Hredil7328/
Ridill7325/
Rejdel7325/
Hridel7325/
Redlet7321/
Hredel7313/
Ruidel739/
Redgil738/
Ridlet738/
Reudel737/
Rudiel734/
Redill733/
Redael733/
Reddyl732/
Ridiel732/
Redøhl732/
Riydel732/
Riidel732/
Riddll731/
Rydiel731/
Rideel731/
Risdel731/
Ritdel731/
Redeel731/
Roidel731/
Rehdel731/
Roidil731/
Redoel730/
Riddil730/
Ridgil730/
Riedelová71151/
Riedelova712/
Riddell6720,116/
Reddell671,975/
Rýdl67633/
Rudl67591/
Rydl67437/
Ridgill67335/
Roedell67321/
Reidell67286/
Rédl67210/
Ruedell67126/
Redlová6795/
Rídl6755/
Reddöhl6747/
Reedell6736/
Risdell6733/
Ridlová6733/
Redoehl679/
Redlova678/
Risdill677/
Reydell677/
Raedell673/
Rudiell673/
Riidell673/
Richdel672/
Riddled672/
Ridlova672/
Rueddel672/
Redgill672/
Riddill671/
Reddill671/
Ridlett671/
Rijdell671/
Riodell671/
Roedill671/
Ritdell671/
Roeddel671/
Raidiel671/
Raihdel671/
Raudiel671/
Rheddel671/
Ruidael671/
Rehedil671/
Rhoedel671/
Reudell670/
Riydill670/
Reddelt670/
Rowedel670/
Readell670/
Raisdel670/
Rideell670/
Redlech670/
Reidele670/
Reidhel670/

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