Riethoven Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Riethoven Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, denoting a person who came from Riethoven (formally Rijthoven), a farm at the river of Rijt (meaning 'row'), in North Brabant.

Riethoven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Riethoven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, denoting a person who came from Riethoven (formally Rijthoven), a farm at the river of Rijt (meaning 'row'), in North Brabant.

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Riethoven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riethoven is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Riethoven.

How Common Is The Last Name Riethoven? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,447,279th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. Riethoven is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Riethoven live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 125,090. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 90 percent reside, Utrecht, where 5 percent reside and Drenthe, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Riethoven Last Name Statistics demography

Riethoven earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.16% more than the national average, earning R 440,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rijthoven8939/
Rythoven826/
Rithowen826/
Resthaven781/
Rythouven781/
Ritowen751/
Rythowen713/
Ritovina711/
Rythovem711/
Rutovin631/
Rythowem594/

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