Ritterbach Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ritterbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritterbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5331:151,04218,117
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Malta11:430,2723,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ritterbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ritterbach is found most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ritterbach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritterbach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 552,088th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. The surname Ritterbach is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Ritterbach are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ritterbach is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 533 people, or 1 in 151,042. In Germany Ritterbach is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 3 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found. Not including Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Malta, where 0 percent are found.

Ritterbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ritterbach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ritterbach surname increased 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritterbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ritterbach last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Ritterbach earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.08% more than the national average, earning $54,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritterbasch950/
Ritterbosch861/
Ritterbaud800/
Richterwacht731/
Riterva7156/
Reterba7133/
Riterbo711/
Retterbosh701/
Reterva596/
Retirba591/
Reuterbo562/
Retermpa561/

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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 Ritterbach
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