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 found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rijt is the 1,227,038th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Rijt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Rijt reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 94,342. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 61 percent reside, South Holland, where 18 percent reside and Limburg, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rijt
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