Rietvelt Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rietvelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rietvelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rietvelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rietvelt occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rietvelt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 846,108th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The last name Rietvelt is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Rietvelt reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 67,013. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 35 percent are found, North Holland, where 30 percent are found and Utrecht, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Rietvelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rietvelt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rietvelt surname expanded 833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rietvelt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rietvelt earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 34.8% less than the national average, earning $28,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.72% less than the national average, earning $31,441 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rietveldt94135/
Rietveld887,705/
Rieveldt881/
Rievel8618/
Rieveld805/
Ritveld802/
Retveld801/
Riesvel800/
Reitveld7522/
Rievesel751/
Rievield751/
Rijeveld751/
Rieviell751/
Rievesehl7127/
Riewesell59236/

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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 Rietvelt
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