Ritako Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ritako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ritako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ritako is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritako? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Ritako occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Ritako live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Ritako is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea Ritako is most prevalent in: New Ireland, where 95 percent live and Bougainville, where 3 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Ritako occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritakou9210/
Ritakko921/
Ritaka8324/
Ritaco8312/
Rutako831/
Hristakos8022/
Rittakhop801/
Hristakou801/
Ritacco772,965/
Reitaco779/
Rittaco778/
Raitoko774/
Ritakat773/
Raitaka771/
Reatako771/
Raytako771/
Ritakas771/
Rittacco7111/
Retaco67767/
Riteco67174/
Raistakka6786/
Rutaka6720/
Hristakas671/
Retaka671/
Ritaca671/
Riteka671/
Ritoka671/
Ritacca62706/
Retacco6292/
Rieteco6234/
Restaka624/
Hrytaka622/
Rettaco621/
Ritocco621/
Rutaika621/
Ristoska57923/
Retajska575/
Restauka572/
Ritthoca572/
Rytochko571/
Restauco571/
Ruteka502/

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