Riitta Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Riitta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riitta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland151:366,44725,366
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Riitta (36,524) may also be a first name.

Riitta Last Name Facts

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

Riitta is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riitta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Riitta reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 23,917th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 36,524 people.

It is most prevalent in Finland, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 366,447. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 53 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 27 percent reside and Satakunta, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Finland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Mexico, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riita9169/
Rietta83220/
Riitto8315/
Ri'ita838/
Rijita834/
Riitti831/
Riitaa831/
Riiota831/
Riitter772/
Ri'itau772/
Hrieita771/
Rieta731,446/
Rjita73537/
Riite732/
Rietti67578/
Ruhita67290/
Riesta67289/
Riette67263/
Riitho67207/
Rietto67104/
Rioiti6742/
Rjitha6710/
Riiter6710/
Riyota678/
Rijito676/
Riiste674/
Riisti673/
Riithi672/
Rehita672/
Rijite671/
Rietty671/
Rihiti671/
Riitei671/
Riitee671/
Rjihta671/
Rietai671/
Riètte671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Riitta
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