Riettels Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Riettels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riettels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa701:773,96753,253

Riettels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riettels is found most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riettels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Riettels occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Riettels reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 49 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 14 percent reside.

Riettels Last Name Statistics demography

Riettels earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.53% less than the national average, earning R 100,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riettells941/
Rittels93298/
Rietels93178/
Rettels935/
Riettles881/
Retels861/
Rittelles821/
Rittles80182/
Rietles804/
Ryttels803/
Rettles803/
Ruttels802/
Reitels801/
Rhitels800/
Riels77309/
Raiteles752/
Riechels750/
Rieles7149/
Riells711/
Rutels711/
Riehls710/
Reaels710/
Rieless677/
Rethlsh675/
Rithielles671/
Rielshe670/
Ruttles670/
Rytelles631/
Rgels622/
Ryels622/
Ryeles573/
Ritles571/
Ryells571/
Riyoles538/
Reitles533/
Ryhells530/
Rihillss502/

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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 Riettels
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