Rijt Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1791:94,34215,464
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rijt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rijt is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rijt.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Rijt is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Rijt live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rijt is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 94,342. In The Netherlands Rijt is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 61 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and Limburg, where 8 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Rijt is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rijst8953/
Rijdt8937/
Rijat899/
Rijit898/
Ruijt897/
Reijt895/
Rijet895/
Rijts891/
Rijot890/
Rit8615,332/
Rjt866/
Reijst809/
Riojit801/
Rait7532,258/
Rist7510,410/
Rith758,198/
Riet754,878/
Ritt754,502/
Rite753,009/
Riot751,480/
Reit75909/
Roit75333/
Ruit75317/
Rajt75186/
Rojt75126/
Rhit75126/
Hrit75109/
Rejt7522/
Ridt7517/
Rict757/
Rizt754/
Rijd752/
Ritp752/
Riht751/
Rujt751/
Rgit751/
Rjdt751/
Rjht751/
Rjjt751/
Rjst751/
Rjtd751/
Rjtt751/
Hrjt751/
Rajut6754,090/
Reith6712,558/
Rieth676,213/
Rithe676,132/
Raith675,930/
Rajat675,344/
Reist673,261/
Ritte672,137/
Raitt671,636/
Reidt671,373/
Roith671,062/
Riste67937/
Raidt67906/
Rojit67809/
Reite67657/
Riyat67617/
Rajit67561/
Richt67494/
Rojat67465/
Rhait67411/
Roiet67353/
Rayit67311/
Raite67281/
Rajot67200/
Rejtő67164/
Roidt67150/
Rijad67146/
Riedt67143/
Raits67130/
Roitz67119/
Reits67118/
Riszt67109/
Rejat6796/
Ruite6789/
Rojot6787/
Reyit6785/
Riott6774/
Rhite6770/
Rojht6764/
Roitt6761/
Reitt6754/
Rujit6753/
Roits6737/
Rajet6734/
Ritth6733/
Raist6732/
Riyet6728/
Riiet6725/
Roist6724/
Ruist6723/
Rajts6722/
Roite6721/
Ristć6717/
Raiut6714/
Roiat6712/
Rejit6711/
Rijod6711/
Hrist679/
Rejot678/
Risht677/
Rojet677/
Rejth677/
Ruith676/
Rajte676/
Rijed676/
Raiat676/
Raujt675/
Riyot675/
Reiet675/
Rijid675/
Hreit675/
Royit674/
Rejet674/
Rihte674/
Ruitt673/
Rgoit673/
Raiet673/
Ridtt673/
Reizt672/
Reijd672/
Ruits672/
Hriot672/
Reitd672/
Rajtp671/
Raiht671/
Raiit671/
Raijd671/
Ryiat671/
Ruizt671/
Ruidt671/
Rrait671/
Rhith671/
Rhitt671/
Rictt671/
Riddt671/
Roict671/
Hrite671/
Hrizt671/
Riett671/
Raizt671/
Hrith671/
Reejt671/
Rhitd671/
Rujet671/
Rujat671/
Rrzit671/
Rehjt671/
Rieat671/
Rieht671/
Rhist670/
Reiht670/
Risct670/
Ristz670/
Rheit670/
Rjthe670/

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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 Rijt
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