Rietiker Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rietiker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rietiker Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Rietiker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rietiker is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rietiker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Rietiker is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Rietiker live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 154,961. In Switzerland Rietiker is primarily found in: Canton of Zürich, where 68 percent reside, Canton of Zug, where 23 percent reside and Canton of Graubünden, where 8 percent reside. Besides Switzerland it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Rietiker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rietiker has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retiker930/
Reticker8834/
Reitiker880/
Rittiker880/
Rittikerd821/
Rieteke800/
Ridthikerd785/
Ritthikerd781/
Riticher759/
Ritaikir751/
Rietická751/
Reteuker751/
Reeteker750/
Retecker750/
Rettecker710/
Rithecher591/
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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 Rietiker
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