Ritsby Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ritsby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ritsby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ritsby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ritsby occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ritsby.
How Common Is The Last Name Ritsby? popularity and diffusion
Ritsby is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Ritsby are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Ritsby is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 895,160. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 82 percent are found, Halland County, where 9 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 9 percent are found. Beside Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risby | 91 | 1,289 | / |
| Risbey | 83 | 335 | / |
| Retsby | 83 | 20 | / |
| Rutsby | 83 | 11 | / |
| Reisby | 83 | 3 | / |
| Riesby | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ridsby | 83 | 2 | / |
| Risbay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rishby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Risboy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Risbaya | 77 | 245 | / |
| Raisboy | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rishbey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Resby | 73 | 47 | / |
| Risvy | 73 | 18 | / |
| Risbi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Risba | 73 | 6 | / |
| Risbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rixby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ritshway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ritchbey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rysbay | 67 | 674 | / |
| Reesby | 67 | 235 | / |
| Reasby | 67 | 104 | / |
| Raysby | 67 | 89 | / |
| Risbai | 67 | 30 | / |
| Rejsby | 67 | 12 | / |
| Risbet | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rudsby | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ritsue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Risber | 67 | 2 | / |
| Risvay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rishbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Riesba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Risbio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Risvey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Risbee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Risbie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ruisbe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Ritsby
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