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Where Does The Last Name Rite Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Rite (Bengali: রীতি, Hindi: रीते, Marathi: रीटे, Oriya: ରିେତ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rite? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 147,202^nd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,421,916 people. The last name Rite is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Rite are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Rite is also the 163,517^th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 2,114 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 1,984 people, or 1 in 386,626. In India Rite is most common in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent reside, Telangana, where 2 percent reside and Gujarat, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account India Rite exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Spain, where 6 percent reside.

Rite Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Rite has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 2 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rite Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rite surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rite earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.94% less than the national average, earning R 135,600 per year; in United States they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning $37,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.37% more than the national average, earning $76,200 CAD per year.