Riedt Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Riedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
United States281:12,944,962483,512
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Riedt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riedt occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riedt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riedt is the 1,478,479th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Riedt are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa Riedt is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 83 percent live and Western Cape, where 17 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Riedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riedt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riedt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riedt surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riedt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.89% less than the national average, earning R 135,720 per year and in United States they earn 72.31% more than the national average, earning $74,348 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ried896,475/
Riet894,878/
Redt8972/
Ridt8917/
Rieth806,213/
Reidt801,373/
Raidt80906/
Riead80785/
Riyed80564/
Roiet80353/
Rihet80323/
Roidt80150/
Raedt80135/
Riest8074/
Reddt8057/
Ruedt8046/
Roied8040/
Rijdt8037/
Riete8033/
Raied8032/
Riyet8028/
Riiet8025/
Readt8023/
Reydt8020/
Riets8011/
Rihed8011/
Reedt807/
Rijed806/
Reiet805/
Rijet805/
Rieed803/
Raiet803/
Ridtt803/
Rieds802/
Reied802/
Reudt802/
Ruidt801/
Riddt801/
Riett801/
Rioet801/
Redte801/
Rieat801/
Rieht801/
Riedd800/
Rhied800/
Rit7515,332/
Red758,280/
Ret753,067/
Rid751,312/
Rie75932/
Riette73263/
Riethe7367/
Riyete7326/
Rheidt7322/
Rheydt7315/
Royiet737/
Rieyad734/
Raijed731/
Reieed731/
Riecht731/
Riesht731/
Rietch731/
Raisdt731/
Rawied731/
Reidtz731/
Roiedh731/
D'Ried731/
Reidtd730/
Reed67422,002/
Reid67345,075/
Read6784,736/
Ries6732,586/
Rait6732,258/
Redd6718,942/
Reat6710,416/
Rist6710,410/
Rith678,198/
Reut676,951/
Raed676,743/
Raid675,082/
Ritt674,502/
Rest673,418/
Rite673,009/
Ruet672,971/
Roed672,231/
Røed672,056/
Rets672,033/
Ridd671,864/
Riot671,480/
Rietsch671,440/
Rete671,281/
Reth671,068/
Reyt67931/
Reit67909/
Rier67834/
Riea67825/
Rett67732/
Riep67620/
Raet67618/
Roet67612/
Riez67421/
Reet67337/
Rued67337/
Roit67333/
Ruit67317/
Rüdt67271/
Rhie67227/
Roid67227/
Hret67225/
Rijt67190/
Rije67168/
Ruid67144/
Rhit67126/
Reyd67125/
Ryid67122/
Hrit67109/
Riggett6785/
Rhed6766/
Riit6759/
Redh6746/
Riey6745/
Riie6742/
Rihe6738/
Reds6734/
Raieeth6725/
Rejt6722/
Redz6721/
Hrid6720/
Riei6715/
Riid6715/
Resd6713/
Ridh6712/
Riee6712/
Ryet6712/
Riod6711/
Redő679/
Retd677/
Riyd677/
Rjit675/
Åred675/
Rizt674/
Ryed674/
Hred674/
Rioe673/
Redp673/
Riej673/
Rejd673/
Rjid672/
Reud672/
Ryie672/
Reht672/
Reíd672/
Rijd672/
Riyt672/
Rhid672/
Ritp672/
Rhet671/
Rowiett671/
Rged671/
Rgid671/
Riedová671/
Riht671/
Årid671/
Ri'e671/
Roieedh671/
Réed671/
Rzed671/
Rougiet671/
Rzid671/
Rzie671/
Ryit671/
Rret671/
Rezt671/
Rgit671/
Rjdt671/
Rydt670/
Hrie670/
Risd670/

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Riedt Reference & Research

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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 Riedt
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