Rihter Surname

369,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rihter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rihter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5901:4,216787
Croatia1611:26,2655,446
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Serbia371:193,10711,972
Bulgaria291:240,65212,777
Moldova221:161,88016,529
Belarus161:593,81652,198
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Rihter (42) may also be a first name.

Rihter Last Name Facts

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

Rihter occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rihter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rihter is the 369,191st most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,482,080 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Rihter live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Rihter is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 42 people.

The last name Rihter is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 4,216. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Savinja, where 35 percent are found, Coastal-Karst, where 24 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 11 percent are found. Other than Slovenia Rihter exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Rihter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rihter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rihter last name expanded 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rihter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rihter surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Rihter earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richter92318,090/
Rihtere92118/
Rishter9219/
Rithter925/
Reihter921/
Riohter921/
Riehter921/
Riter911,977/
Rihte914/
Reichter86176/
Richtter8610/
Richtert865/
Richther864/
Richterr861/
Richtetr861/
Rijchter861/
Reihtier860/
Ritter83127,390/
Reiter8365,315/
Ruiter839,872/
Rister832,744/
Raiter831,293/
Roiter83705/
Ritere83615/
Rieter83523/
Ruhter83391/
Ritger83352/
Rither83195/
Rühter8342/
Ryhter8319/
Rijter8316/
Richte8315/
Rioter839/
Ritier839/
Rhuter837/
Rhiter833/
Rehter831/
Ritert831/
Réiter831/
Ridter830/
Rite803,009/
Rischtter8034/
Reischter808/
Rischtear800/
Rychter773,675/
Reitter772,085/
Reister772,028/
Reither771,785/
Ruijter771,537/
Rechter771,141/
Riether77721/
Roither77704/
Rittger77253/
Rietter77108/
Reitere7779/
Rheiter7779/
Raitter7777/
Ruehter7775/
Raither7772/
Ruitter7762/
Risther7748/
Riszter7739/
Riedter7724/
Hritier7720/
Roister7719/
Riththe7718/
Roijter7718/
Rittere7718/
Ristere7718/
Roitter7716/
Ritterr779/
Rittter778/
Rittier775/
Rheuter774/
Hritter773/
Ruither773/
Richtet773/
Hrister772/
Ruhther772/
Raister772/
Ruiteir772/
Ristter771/
Rishtey771/
Reshter771/
Rreiter771/
Ruiterr771/
Rhester771/
Reiterr771/
Richtea771/
Richtes771/
Richtey771/
Richtir771/
Rijtter771/
Ritgeer771/
Reitert771/
Rhitter771/
Rithier771/
Rhaiter771/
Rehtere771/
Rijster771/
Roitere771/
Ruitere771/
Ruister770/
Hrieter770/
Rrister770/
Ritteer770/
Reitger770/
Rhyther770/
Ritteur770/
Richthe770/
Rithe736,132/
Rüter735,812/
Ritte732,137/
Ryter731,708/
Rites731,130/
Ruter731,023/
Riste73937/
Reite73657/
Reter73527/
Raite73281/
Ritei73244/
Ritea73197/
Riteș7391/
Ritir7389/
Ruite7389/
Ritez7377/
Rhite7370/
Rihti7350/
Riete7333/
Ritep7331/
Roite7321/
Ritee7314/
Ritey7313/
Ritre7313/
Rhete7310/
Ritie738/
Ritej734/
Riote734/
Ritet733/
Räter732/
Hrite731/
Riteh730/
Reisæter71123/
Raithier7133/
Roitherz716/
Reistter712/
Rychtere711/
Reithert711/
Riddtter711/
Risteard711/
Riterová711/
Rhuytter711/
Raistere711/
Reistere711/
Reiszter711/
Roittger710/
Reuter6764,901/
Rutter6723,541/
Rüther675,833/
Ristea674,956/
Retter673,855/
Rytter672,443/
Rester672,267/
Rueter672,130/
Ruther671,740/
Reyter671,652/
Riotte671,477/
Ruyter671,170/
Rütter671,010/
Ritesh67974/
Rajter67968/
Ryther67708/
Räther67562/
Reeter67531/
Rayter67453/
Ritthe67438/
Rether67387/
Ritecz67305/
Reiterová67297/
Ritterová67291/
Royter67268/
Riette67263/
Rittes67236/
Rejter67193/
Ristei67162/
Rittie67114/
Reithe67112/
Retier6788/
Reites6782/
Retere6778/
Ryster6774/
Reiste6769/
Raitte6769/
Riethe6767/
Retert6756/
Rittee6743/
Reitre6741/
Risted6735/
Rojter6734/
Rittey6727/
Røyter6727/
Rittre6726/
Ristey6725/
Raithe6722/
Rithie6721/
Raiterová6721/
Raiste6719/
Ristte6716/
Réther6712/
Rittep6711/
Ritetz6710/
Raites679/
Raitir679/
Reshte678/
Raitez678/
Reiterova675/
Reater674/
Rithey674/
Rishti674/
Ritterova674/
Rittet673/
Rezter673/
Rhethe673/
Reteur673/
Raitee673/
Ritair673/
Roitei673/
Reisæther673/
Roiterova673/
Rithea672/
Rutier672/
Reitte672/
Rittge672/
Raiterova672/
Rithta672/
Ruuter671/
Rehtie671/
Reitez671/
Reitie671/
Reitir671/
Richti671/
Riteej671/
Rithej671/
Rittir671/
Hreter671/
Rhayte671/
Reitei671/
Hrithe671/
Ristet671/
Rite'e671/
Rithee671/
Roiste671/
Rájter671/
Rītere671/
Ryoter671/
Rytert671/
Rytger671/
Ruites671/
Ruitte671/
Ruitie671/
Rhitep671/
Rittei671/
Roitte671/
Ruithe671/
Ridtee671/
Raiteh671/
Rithes671/
Ristee671/
Rittez671/
Rithet670/
Reitge670/
Reitee670/
Rithir670/
Hritge670/
Hritte670/
Reitey670/
Rjther670/
Rheite670/
Retger670/
Rishthire670/
Rechte670/

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