Ritsma Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ritsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4191:40,3046,841
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Ritsma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ritsma occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ritsma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritsma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 562,135th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Ritsma reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ritsma is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 40,304. In The Netherlands Ritsma is mostly found in: Friesland, where 26 percent are found, North Holland, where 18 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Ritsma occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Ritsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ritsma surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ritsma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $49,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.34% more than the national average, earning $63,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reitsma925,941/
Rietsma9263/
Rijtsma922/
Ruitsma921/
Ritsmaa921/
Raitsma921/
Risma914,949/
Rishma83561/
Raisma83105/
Rismay8393/
Ritzma8369/
Reisma8338/
Rismah8336/
Rismat8331/
Rismas8316/
Ruisma8315/
Riesma836/
Rhisma833/
Rismaa832/
Rissma831/
Rismad831/
Rismau831/
Rytsma831/
Ritsmi831/
Reidsma77278/
Reismaa7768/
Roismah7746/
Raishma7719/
Raismaa7718/
Reetsma773/
Rijdsma771/
Ritsmer771/
Reutsma770/
Resma7319,504/
Rizma73202/
Rismo73169/
Rijma734/
Rooijsma711/
Reshma6718,404/
Rizmah67122/
Ritzmo6714/
Reysma6710/
Rizmat6710/
Resmat679/
Resmai677/
Reasma674/
Rysmat674/
Rehsma674/
Resmaa674/
Richma673/
Ryshma672/
Reismo672/
Reesma672/
Rismey672/
Ridzma671/
Riezma671/
Rismot671/
Resmas671/
Retzma671/
Rizmaa671/
Reitsmith670/

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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 Ritsma
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