Ritmeester Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Ritmeester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 528 | 1:31,983 | 5,317 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Ritmeester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ritmeester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ritmeester has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ritmeester? popularity and diffusion
It is the 565,867th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname Ritmeester is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Ritmeester reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 528 people, or 1 in 31,983. In The Netherlands Ritmeester is mostly found in: South Holland, where 48 percent live, Gelderland, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Ritmeester occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rittmeester | 95 | 2 | / |
| Rithmester | 90 | 10 | / |
| Rittmeister | 86 | 269 | / |
| Reitmeister | 86 | 47 | / |
| Ritmeistere | 86 | 3 | / |
| Reitmeter | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ritmaster | 84 | 0 | / |
| Riethmeister | 82 | 25 | / |
| Rittmaster | 80 | 127 | / |
| Rytmeister | 80 | 10 | / |
| Reitmeiter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ritmetee | 78 | 2 | / |
| Reimeter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Reatmeister | 76 | 2 | / |
| Rimete | 75 | 7 | / |
| Reymester | 74 | 10 | / |
| Remeter | 71 | 158 | / |
| Rimette | 71 | 68 | / |
| Rimetir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rimeeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ryttmäster | 70 | 2 | / |
| Remetter | 67 | 898 | / |
| Ritmethi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Remitter | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ritmeester
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