Ritscher Surname

203,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ritscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5441:52,1416,793
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Austria1371:62,1569,662
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Ritscher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ritscher is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritscher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ritscher is the 203,734th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,568,828 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Ritscher are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,544 people, or 1 in 52,141. In Germany Ritscher is most common in: Saxony, where 31 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside and Hamburg, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Ritscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ritscher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ritscher last name increased 1,441 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ritscher surname are 2.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ritscher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $51,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rittscher94365/
Rietscher9463/
Ritcher93692/
Ritsher9315/
Rietzscher8927/
Rietschier8915/
Reitschert898/
Rätscher8885/
Rutscher8884/
Retscher8836/
Rütscher8811/
Rittcher886/
Ritchert884/
Reitcher881/
Rithcher881/
Rittsher881/
Ritcherd881/
Rizscher881/
Rytscher881/
Richer8621,339/
Ritser8614/
Ritcer861/
Richtcher821/
Reitchert820/
Reicher803,242/
Retcher80179/
Ritsert80161/
Raicher80149/
Rytcher8070/
Ridcher8019/
Riocher809/
Richger806/
Richeer804/
Raitser803/
Richere802/
Richear802/
Reiscer801/
Richcer801/
Richerr801/
Ritchir801/
Ritchheart7812/
Ricer77264/
Hreitser7570/
Rüttcher7515/
Rettcher7513/
Hraitser758/
Rojtcher753/
Reichere751/
Rithcier751/
Reatcher750/
Ruijcher750/
Ritzer713,128/
Recher712,593/
Richir71811/
Riccer7176/
Retser7152/
Raicer7132/
Rycher7132/
Ricser7120/
Ricerz7114/
Ricier7110/
Rächer713/
Reidchert712/
Rescer712/
Ruicer711/
Reicer711/
Ricejr711/
Richjr711/
Riecer711/
Ridcer711/
Richèr711/
Riczer711/
Ritčer711/
Richyr711/
Reitzer67952/
Reacher67204/
Reecher67150/
Raycher67108/
Redcher6754/
Ritsire6742/
Rajcher6726/
Rechere6719/
Raitzer6715/
Rädcher6715/
Raytser6710/
Rejcher675/
Rietzer674/
Riciere673/
Reycher673/
Resscer672/
Reidser672/
Roytser672/
Reytser672/
Rusczer671/
Reascer671/
Roichir671/
Richire671/
Rettser671/
Rytszer671/
Richair671/
Rydcher671/

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