Riters Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Riters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Latvia81:256,25623,728
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Rīters (1) are calculated separately.

Riters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riters (Russian: Ритерс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Rīters. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Riters live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Riters is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 47 percent live, Michigan, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent live and Russia, where 21 percent live.

Riters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Riters surname increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riters Last Name Statistics demography

Riters earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.91% less than the national average, earning $34,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rīters941/
Ruiters9216,135/
Ritters92433/
Reiters92184/
Risters9289/
Rihters9263/
Raiters9216/
Ritgers924/
Rhiters922/
Rieters922/
Roiters921/
Richters862,746/
Ruijters86793/
Rittgers86714/
Raisters8610/
Rietters864/
Ruitters861/
Rüters8394/
Ryters8340/
Reters8326/
Ruters8311/
Ruyters771,023/
Reuters77822/
Rütters77552/
Rutters77512/
Rüthers77156/
Ruthers7797/
Rütgers7790/
Rayters7759/
Rethers7744/
Retters7725/
Reyters7721/
Reitars777/
Rytters776/
Resters774/
Royters774/
Rueters773/
Rehters771/
Retiers771/
Rythers770/
Rüttgers711,894/
Retterås7127/
Rethiers7119/
Ruetters7117/
Rytterås7115/
Rechters7114/
Rettgers7111/
Ruethers719/
Roysters718/
Reuterås716/
Reuthers713/
Ryttersø712/
Raytters712/
Raythers711/
Reathers711/
Riethors711/
Retthers710/
Rittirsch6760/
Retors671/

Riters Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riters in the Russian language
Ритерсriters-

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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 Riters
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