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Where Does The Last Name Ritter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ritter (Arabic: ريتر, Russian: Риттер) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 4,419^th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 57,207 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Ritter reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ritter is also the 355,253^rd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 560 people.

The surname Ritter is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 50,786 people, or 1 in 1,585. In Germany Ritter is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany Ritter occurs in 119 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Ritter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ritter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ritter last name rose 519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ritter Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Episcopalian (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Ritter surname are 15.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ritter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 342.24% more than the national average, earning €132,805 per year; in Norway they earn 15.76% less than the national average, earning 291,525 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,267 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.22% more than the national average, earning R 356,988 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.63% more than the national average, earning $30,109,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $44,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,853 CAD per year.