Rietschel Surname

300,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rietschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rietschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0861:74,1309,378
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Australia271:999,84158,390
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Rietschel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rietschel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rietschel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 300,507th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,760,906 people. The last name Rietschel is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Rietschel reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,086 people, or 1 in 74,130. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 39 percent live, Thuringia, where 13 percent live and Brandenburg, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany Rietschel occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Rietschel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rietschel surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Rietschel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.75% more than the national average, earning $51,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rietzschel95607/
Ritschel943,719/
Riedschel8912/
Ritzschel893/
Ritschell893/
Rittschel891/
Reitschel891/
Ritchel88187/
Ritshel8816/
Retchel884/
Reitschell840/
Reitchel8234/
Ritchell8226/
Ristchel821/
Rütschel821/
Retchelt821/
Raitchel820/
Retchell820/
Richel801,330/
Rechel80543/
Ritschelová8095/
Retsel8021/
Ritcel808/
Ritsel803/
Ritschelova801/
Reitchell780/
Reichel7531,911/
Ritchil754,622/
Raichel75506/
Rietzel75235/
Richell75108/
Rejchel7590/
Rittsel7553/
Reachel7531/
Ritszel757/
Reychel755/
Rechell755/
Reechel755/
Rytshel753/
Riedsel752/
Ristsel752/
Ruichel751/
Roichel751/
Ritsell751/
Retsell750/
Reitcel750/
Rijchel750/
Recel71214/
Reichell7136/
Ricel718/
Reachell715/
Roitsell712/
Reychell711/
Reijchel711/
Rithsell711/
Raichell711/
Rheichel710/
Reitselt710/
Rietzell710/
Ritzel672,935/
Rychel671,729/
Richil67614/
Rüchel67270/
Retzel6779/
Rechil6777/
Rytsel6724/
Riczel6713/
Rätsel6710/
Reecel677/
Riezel677/
Ricell677/
Ridsel675/
Riceel672/
Recsel672/
Recell671/
Rechyl671/
Redtseldt671/
Rizeel671/
Reicel671/
Reczel671/
Richèl671/
Ritxel671/
Redcel670/
Redsel670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rietschel
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