Rittels Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rittels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rittels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2981:181,80419,921

Rittels Last Name Facts

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

Rittels occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rittels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rittels is the 897,852nd most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rittels live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Rittels is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 181,804. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 54 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 13 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent reside.

Rittels Last Name Statistics demography

Rittels earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.15% less than the national average, earning R 139,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riettels9370/
Riettells881/
Rittelles881/
Rittles86182/
Rietels86178/
Rettels865/
Ryttels863/
Ruttels862/
Reitels861/
Rhitels860/
Raiteles802/
Riettles801/
Rieles7749/
Rutels771/
Ritles771/
Retels771/
Richels71156/
Rieless717/
Rietles714/
Rettles713/
Reitles713/
Rithielles711/
Raisels711/
Ruttles710/
Riles673,132/
Reals67382/
Reles67163/
Reils6776/
Reuls6749/
Reyls673/
Rails673/
Rgels672/
Rytelles671/
Richells671/
Rischels670/

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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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  • 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 Rittels
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