Rihters Surname

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

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Rihters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rihters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia621:33,0655,055
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rihters Last Name Facts

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

Rihters is found most frequently in Latvia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rihters? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rihters live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Latvia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 33,065. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 85 percent live, Latgale, where 11 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Latvia Rihters is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richters932,746/
Riters9252/
Ruiters8616,135/
Ritters86433/
Reiters86184/
Risters8689/
Raiters8616/
Ritgers864/
Rieters862/
Rhiters862/
Rehters861/
Roiters861/
Ruijters80793/
Rittgers80714/
Rechters8014/
Raisters8010/
Rietters804/
Ruitters801/
Rüters7794/
Ryters7740/
Reters7726/
Ruters7711/
Rīters771/
Ruyters711,023/
Reuters71822/
Rütters71552/
Rutters71512/
Rüthers71156/
Ruthers7197/
Rütgers7190/
Rayters7159/
Rethers7144/
Retters7125/
Reyters7121/
Reitars717/
Rytters716/
Resters714/
Royters714/
Rueters713/
Retiers711/
Rythers710/
Rüttgers671,894/
Retterås6727/
Rethiers6719/
Ruetters6717/
Rytterås6715/
Rettgers6711/
Ruethers679/
Roysters678/
Reuterås676/
Reuthers673/
Ryttersø672/
Raytters672/
Riethors671/
Raythers671/
Reathers671/
Retthers670/

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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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  • 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 Rihters
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