Ritslev Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Ritslev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ritslev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ritslev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ritslev is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ritslev click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ritslev? popularity and diffusion
Ritslev is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ritslev are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Ritslev is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 313,595. In Denmark Ritslev is most numerous in: Region Zealand, where 94 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Denmark this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Ritslev
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