Riedle Surname

178,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riedle Surname Definition:

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

Riedle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7231:46,7246,116
United States4611:786,24560,824
France891:746,32392,306
Canada591:624,50251,218
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Austria131:655,03358,041
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

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

Riedle 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

Riedle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riedle occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Riédlé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riedle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riedle is the 178,121st most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,037,743 people. The surname Riedle is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Riedle live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,723 people, or 1 in 46,724. In Germany Riedle is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 56 percent reside, Bavaria, where 32 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Riedle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riedle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riedle last name grew 562 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riedle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riedle last name are 13.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riedle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.72% less than the national average, earning $38,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.09% less than the national average, earning $41,193 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riedler923,059/
Riedele92111/
Riedley9267/
Rieddle927/
Riedles920/
Ridle91208/
Redle91173/
Riédlé891/
Riddle8350,801/
Ridley8333,324/
Ridler832,864/
Redler831,519/
Redley83558/
Reidle83208/
Readle83163/
Raedle8370/
Reedle8325/
Reddle8324/
Redlet8321/
Redles8317/
Roedle8316/
Raidle839/
Ridles838/
Ridlet838/
Ridlle836/
Riedli834/
Redlee832/
Riedly832/
Ridlei832/
Ridlee831/
Redlhe831/
Riodle831/
Roidle830/
Ruidle830/
Riddles772,066/
Riddley77435/
Riddler77387/
Reidler77267/
Ridelle77202/
Readler77132/
Reydler7729/
Redelle7725/
Ridless7722/
Raidler7718/
Reddley7710/
Reedley776/
Readley774/
Ridlley773/
Reidley772/
Riddled772/
Riidley772/
Riddlle772/
Reedles772/
Redleas771/
Reidlee771/
Riddlee771/
Riddlge771/
Ridlett771/
Hridler771/
Rejdler771/
Reedler771/
Räidler771/
Ruidley771/
Hredley771/
Redille770/
Reiddle770/
Ridille770/
Roidler770/
Raidley770/
Rriddle770/
Redlech770/
Reidele770/
Riddlie770/
Reddler770/
Rioddle770/
Redla73813/
Ridla73361/
Rädle73222/
Redli73100/
Redly7372/
Ridly7359/
Rudle7352/
Ridli7344/
Rydle7344/
Rüdle732/
Riedesel711,632/
Rideller7135/
Redaelle7122/
Raidlepp7115/
Riddelle719/
Reidlead711/
Riiddles711/
Redilles711/
Riodelle711/
Riedlich711/
Rheedley711/
Rowedler711/
Rudielle711/
Riedhell711/
Raidelle711/
Readless710/
Ridelles710/
Riedesil710/
Riddlles710/
Riddille710/
Ruddle672,045/
Rädler671,255/
Reydellet67509/
Rudley67310/
Ridloi67191/
Reidla67185/
Raidla67169/
Rédler6724/
Reddla6723/
Rydler6720/
Readly6715/
Ridloy6715/
Redlih6712/
Reedla6710/
Riddly676/
Reddly675/
Redlla675/
Reidly674/
Ridlai674/
Redlis673/
Ridlay672/
Reiydelle672/
Riddledds672/
Riedesehl672/
Redlai671/
Redlia671/
Ridgeeley671/
Raudle671/
Redlly671/
Reydelley671/
Roidli671/
Ridlaj671/
Raidli671/
Raedly671/
Reedly670/
Raydle670/
Riedessel670/
Rydley670/

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