Ritters Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ritters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3711:216,99624,454
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Ritters Last Name Facts

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

Ritters is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 685,266th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Ritters occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Ritters reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 216,996. In Germany Ritters is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Ritters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ritters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ritters last name rose 210 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritters Last Name Statistics demography

Ritters earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning $40,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rittgers93714/
Rietters934/
Ruitters931/
Riters9252/
Ruiters8616,135/
Rütters86552/
Rutters86512/
Reiters86184/
Risters8689/
Rihters8663/
Retters8625/
Raiters8616/
Rytters866/
Ritgers864/
Rhiters862/
Rieters862/
Roiters861/
Richters802,746/
Rüttgers801,894/
Ruijters80793/
Retterås8027/
Ruetters8017/
Rytterås8015/
Rettgers8011/
Raisters8010/
Ryttersø802/
Raytters802/
Retthers800/
Rüters7794/
Ryters7740/
Reters7726/
Ruters7711/
Rīters771/
Rittirsch7560/
Ruyters711,023/
Reuters71822/
Rüthers71156/
Ruthers7197/
Rütgers7190/
Rayters7159/
Rethers7144/
Reyters7121/
Reitars717/
Royters714/
Resters714/
Rueters713/
Rehters711/
Retiers711/
Rythers710/
Rethiers6719/
Rechters6714/
Ruethers679/
Roysters678/
Reuterås676/
Reuthers673/
Riethors671/
Raythers671/
Reathers671/

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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
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  • 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 Ritters
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