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

The surname Ritschel is most common in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritschel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,849th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,959,544 people. Ritschel occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Ritschel reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,956 people, or 1 in 27,235. In Germany Ritschel is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 16 percent live, Saxony, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Ritschel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ritschel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritschel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ritschel are 26.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.49% being registered with the political 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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