Ritola Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Ritola Surname User-submission:

The Ritola surname comes from the Finnish word rita, which means 'trap to catch animals'. Ritola is a place with rita or 'traps'.

Ritola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6271:8,7671,363
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Sweden701:140,6689,936
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Ritola (13) may also be a first name.

Ritola Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ritola surname comes from the Finnish word rita, which means 'trap to catch animals'. Ritola is a place with rita or 'traps'.

- jonathanseagull

Ritola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ritola is found most frequently in Finland. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ritola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 372,836th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,575,412 people. The last name Ritola is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Ritola reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 8,767. In Finland it is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 24 percent reside, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 19 percent reside and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 13 percent reside. Beside Finland this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Ritola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ritola last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Ritola earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $42,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.48% more than the national average, earning $78,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ristola921,183/
Ritolia92172/
Reitola9221/
Rittola9212/
Ritolea9210/
Raitola929/
Rihtola926/
Raittola8612/
Ruistola869/
Reittola864/
Ritala83516/
Ritoli83251/
Retola83105/
Rutola8326/
Ritela839/
Ritole833/
Ritula832/
Ritolo832/
Raitala77344/
Retolla77108/
Ritalia7743/
Ritalla7726/
Rehtola7716/
Reitala7714/
Ritaloa7712/
Ritulla7710/
Retolia7710/
Raitela778/
Ristoli774/
Rithala773/
Raitula772/
Ristala772/
Ritholo772/
Ritalay771/
Ritalad771/
Retoula771/
Riotolo771/
Rietala771/
Ritaala771/
Ritalau771/
Rithula771/
Rithole771/
Rithela771/
Ruutola771/
Ristolo771/
Ruthola770/
Hristoulas753/
Ristalia71149/
Raithala718/
Ritullah717/
Raittala716/
Rittoles715/
Raithole714/
Ristoles711/
Retollah711/
Ristolis711/
Retollia711/
Raitalia711/
Rutolo67439/
Rutala67260/
Rutela67178/
Ritaly6744/
Retala6743/
Raitullah6719/
Retolo6718/
Ritale6711/
Ritali677/
Ritalo676/
Retula674/
Retela673/
Retoli673/
Ritulo673/
Rítoli671/
Retole671/
Ritule671/

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