Rittenauer Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Rittenauer Surname User-submission:

The Rittenauer surname comes from the words reitten (swamp or a reedy meadow) and nauwer (dweller). The Ridenour spelling is American, which has many variants, including Ridner, Ritner.

Rittenauer 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
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Austria231:370,23639,193
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Rittenauer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rittenauer surname comes from the words reitten (swamp or a reedy meadow) and nauwer (dweller). The Ridenour spelling is American, which has many variants, including Ridner, Ritner.

- anthony.ridenour65
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Rittenauer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rittenauer occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Rittenauer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rittenauer? popularity and diffusion

Rittenauer is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rittenauer reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Rittenauer is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Rittenauer is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 76 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 31 percent live and Czechia, where 11 percent live.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritenauer9521/
Rittenhauer950/
Rittenaur950/
Reittenhauer910/
Reitenauer90265/
Rüttenauer9034/
Rietenauer9014/
Ritenaur8911/
Rittenauerová877/
Riethenauer862/
Rittenhouer860/
Rittenour84560/
Retenauer848/
Ritenouer842/
Ritteneur840/
Rettenaur840/
Reutenauer801,017/
Rittenhour8054/
Rittenoure8035/
Reitenouer808/
Ruetenauer801/
Reitenhaur800/
Rittenower800/
Reitanauer800/
Ritteneier800/
Ritenour783,575/
Ritenair780/
Reutenhauer761/
Rittenhower760/
Reitenour74123/
Ritenhour7417/
Reutenaur741/
Rettenhair702/
Rithenower700/
Reitenower700/
Rettenhour700/
Rettenegger67369/
Rutenour673/
Ritenoir671/
Richteneyre670/
Ritinour670/
Retenour670/
Retheneier601/
Retanour560/
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