Ritterwald Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Ritterwald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 18 | 1:545,349 | 33,535 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
Ritterwald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ritterwald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ritterwald has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ritterwald.
How Common Is The Last Name Ritterwald? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Ritterwald live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name Ritterwald is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 545,349. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 50 percent reside, Tolna County, where 39 percent reside and Fejér County, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary Ritterwald occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rittervald | 90 | 1 | / |
| Roderwald | 74 | 29 | / |
| Ryttervold | 70 | 8 | / |
| Reutervald | 70 | 3 | / |
| Rieder Howald | 70 | 1 | / |
| Reiterwelt | 70 | 1 | / |
| Roederwald | 70 | 0 | / |
| Reiter-Held | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reiter Lodi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reuterlid | 63 | 1 | / |
| Retterholt | 60 | 81 | / |
| Raderewalt | 60 | 3 | / |
| Rutter-Holt | 57 | 1 | / |
| Redrield | 56 | 0 | / |
| Rattray-Ault | 55 | 1 | / |
| Redorlado | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ridderholt | 50 | 23 | / |
| Reuterholt | 50 | 14 | / |
| Wriderholt | 50 | 12 | / |
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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 Ritterwald
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