Rittenauer Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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.
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Where Does The Last Name Rittenauer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rittenauer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Rittenauer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rittenauer? popularity and diffusion
Rittenauer is the 2,185,341st most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rittenauer reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Rittenauer is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 76 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 31 percent are found and Czechia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritenauer | 95 | 21 | / |
| Rittenhauer | 95 | 0 | / |
| Rittenaur | 95 | 0 | / |
| Reittenhauer | 91 | 0 | / |
| Reitenauer | 90 | 265 | / |
| Rüttenauer | 90 | 34 | / |
| Rietenauer | 90 | 14 | / |
| Ritenaur | 89 | 11 | / |
| Rittenauerová | 87 | 7 | / |
| Riethenauer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rittenhouer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rittenour | 84 | 560 | / |
| Retenauer | 84 | 8 | / |
| Ritenouer | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ritteneur | 84 | 0 | / |
| Rettenaur | 84 | 0 | / |
| Reutenauer | 80 | 1,017 | / |
| Rittenhour | 80 | 54 | / |
| Rittenoure | 80 | 35 | / |
| Reitenouer | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ruetenauer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reitenhaur | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rittenower | 80 | 0 | / |
| Reitanauer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ritteneier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ritenour | 78 | 3,575 | / |
| Ritenair | 78 | 0 | / |
| Reutenhauer | 76 | 1 | / |
| Rittenhower | 76 | 0 | / |
| Reitenour | 74 | 123 | / |
| Ritenhour | 74 | 17 | / |
| Reutenaur | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rettenhair | 70 | 2 | / |
| Rithenower | 70 | 0 | / |
| Reitenower | 70 | 0 | / |
| Rettenhour | 70 | 0 | / |
| Rettenegger | 67 | 369 | / |
| Rutenour | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ritenoir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Richteneyre | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ritinour | 67 | 0 | / |
| Retenour | 67 | 0 | / |
| Retheneier | 60 | 1 | / |
| Retanour | 56 | 0 | / |
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