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

Riedt is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riedt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,478,479th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Riedt live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa Riedt is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 83 percent live and Western Cape, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riedt surname expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riedt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riedt surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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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