Ritschel Surname

122,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ritschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9561:27,2353,598
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Austria1771:48,1107,661
Czechia1001:106,33517,512
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England141:3,979,861125,553
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ritschel Last Name Facts

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

Ritschel is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritschel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,849th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,959,544 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Ritschel reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 2,956 people, or 1 in 27,235. In Germany Ritschel is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 16 percent reside, Saxony, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.

Ritschel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ritschel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ritschel last name rose 3,975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritschel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ritschel last name are 26.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ritschel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.14% more than the national average, earning 502,305 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $60,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rietschel941,265/
Ritzschel943/
Ritschell943/
Rittschel941/
Reitschel941/
Ritchel93187/
Ritshel9316/
Rietzschel89607/
Reitschell890/
Reitchel8834/
Ritchell8826/
Ristchel881/
Rütschel881/
Raitchel880/
Richel861,330/
Ritcel868/
Ritsel863/
Ritschelová8495/
Ritschelova841/
Riedschel8212/
Reitchell820/
Reichel8031,911/
Ritchil804,622/
Raichel80506/
Richell80108/
Rittsel8053/
Ritszel807/
Retchel804/
Rytshel803/
Ristsel802/
Ruichel801/
Roichel801/
Ritsell801/
Reitcel800/
Rijchel800/
Ricel778/
Reichell7536/
Roitsell752/
Reijchel751/
Raichell751/
Retchelt751/
Rithsell751/
Retchell750/
Reitselt750/
Rheichel750/
Ritzel712,935/
Rychel711,729/
Richil71614/
Rechel71543/
Rüchel71270/
Rytsel7124/
Retsel7121/
Riczel7113/
Rätsel7110/
Ricell717/
Ridsel715/
Riceel712/
Ritxel711/
Richèl711/
Reicel711/
Reitzel672,231/
Rajchel671,894/
Rietzel67235/
Raychel67130/
Rejchel6790/
Ritzell6764/
Reachel6731/
Rytszel6719/
Hrytsel6717/
Räthsel6711/
Ryttsel679/
Rittsél679/
Rutsell677/
Hrutsel677/
Roychel676/
Rechell675/
Rojchel675/
Rychell675/
Reechel675/
Reychel675/
Riccell673/
Räthzel673/
Riedsel672/
Ruitzel671/
Reichyl671/
Hrychel671/
Richill671/
Ridsell670/
Retsell670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ritschel
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