Rietberger Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rietberger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rietberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rietberger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rietberger is most common in Switzerland. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rietberger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Rietberger live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rietberger is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 216,129. In Switzerland Rietberger is most frequent in: Canton of Graubünden, where 50 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 26 percent are found and Canton of St Gallen, where 24 percent are found. Not including Switzerland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Rietberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rietberger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rietberger last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Rietberger
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