Rietsma Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rietsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rietsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rietsma Last Name Facts

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

Rietsma is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rietsma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Rietsma are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States Rietsma is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 78 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Rietsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rietsma surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Rietsma earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.5% more than the national average, earning $50,270 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riestsma931/
Ritsma92564/
Riesma926/
Reitsma865,941/
Reetsma863/
Rijtsma862/
Ruitsma861/
Ritsmaa861/
Raitsma861/
Reutsma860/
Reiatsma800/
Ritzma7769/
Riisma778/
Ritsmi771/
Riezma771/
Rytsma771/
Retzma771/
Reidsma71278/
Riismaa71142/
Ritsmer711/
Rijdsma711/
Rezma671,621/
Rizma67202/
Recma671/

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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
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  • 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 Rietsma
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