Rietmuller Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Rietmuller Surname User-submission:
Muller in German would be Müller, which is one of the most typical surnames in Germany and Austria. Since the early middle ages German surnames where given very often by professions, in this case a miller.
Riet could refer to a place, where the mill might have been stood.
Read More About This SurnameRietmuller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 69 | 1:785,184 | 53,751 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
The alternate forms: Rietmüller (38) are calculated separately.
Rietmuller Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Muller in German would be Müller, which is one of the most typical surnames in Germany and Austria. Since the early middle ages German surnames where given very often by professions, in this case a miller.
Riet could refer to a place, where the mill might have been stood. In German, ried (where the "d" is pronounced as "t") means 'reed' and could refer to a pond or river, where the mill the Rietmuller family might have lived near.
As most of the hints for Rietmuller have been found in South Africa, our might have been happened during the migration process of Riedmüller or Riethmüller, that the spelling changed to its today's form of Rietmuller.
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Average Rietmuller Salary in
South Africa
R 283,008
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Rietmuller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rietmuller Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rietmuller is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Rietmüller. Click here for further potential spellings of Rietmuller.
How Common Is The Last Name Rietmuller? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,168,711th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Rietmuller are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 785,184. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 48 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 16 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Rietmuller Last Name Statistics demography
Rietmuller earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning R 283,008 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rietmüller | 97 | 38 | / |
| Riethmuller | 95 | 999 | / |
| Retmuller | 95 | 1 | / |
| Rittmuller | 90 | 35 | / |
| Rettmuller | 90 | 9 | / |
| Riethmüller | 86 | 2,862 | / |
| Reithmuller | 86 | 24 | / |
| Riemüller | 84 | 2 | / |
| Riethmoeller | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rittmüller | 80 | 80 | / |
| Rithmüller | 80 | 23 | / |
| Rethmüller | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruthmuller | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rietmole | 78 | 7 | / |
| Rüthmüller | 70 | 6 | / |
| Rittmühler | 70 | 1 | / |
| Rithmoeller | 67 | 2 | / |
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