Ritterberg Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ritterberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritterberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ritterberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ritterberg is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritterberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ritterberg is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Ritterberg live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia.

Ritterberg is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway Ritterberg is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Ritterberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ritterberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ritterberg last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritterberg Last Name Statistics demography

Ritterberg earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 185.14% more than the national average, earning 986,807 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutterberg902/
Rytterberg902/
Ruiterberg901/
Rihterberg900/
Richterberg8614/
Ruterberg848/
Reuterberg80134/
Rytterborg808/
Reiterburg800/
Retterburgh760/
Reuterborg7015/
Reutherborg6719/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ritterberg
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