Ritslev Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ritslev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ritslev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark181:313,59522,770
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ritslev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ritslev has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritslev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Ritslev is predominantly 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 last name is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 313,595. In Denmark Ritslev is most frequent in: Region Zealand, where 94 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 6 percent live. Apart from Denmark it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reislev865/
Ritsleff800/
Ryslev7715/
Retslav71176/
Reeslev7171/
Retslov7167/
Ričliev7116/
Rytslov714/
Rutzlev712/
Raislef711/
Retslova6740/
Rytslova671/
Ruislova671/
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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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