Rittgers Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rittgers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rittgers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7101:510,50642,792
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Rittgers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rittgers is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rittgers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 470,273rd most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rittgers are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Rittgers is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 710 people, or 1 in 510,506. In The United States Rittgers is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 21 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States Rittgers exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Rittgers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rittgers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rittgers surname expanded 772 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rittgers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rittgers last name are 25.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.51% registered to vote for the political party.

Rittgers earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $43,709 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritters93433/
Ritgers934/
Rüttgers881,894/
Ruttgers8830/
Rettgers8811/
Rietters884/
Ruitters881/
Rittgars880/
Riters8652/
Rigers8625/
Ruettgers82295/
Ruiters8016,135/
Rutgers804,180/
Riggers80957/
Ridgers80651/
Reiters80184/
Rütgers8090/
Risters8089/
Reigers8070/
Ratgers8068/
Rihters8063/
Retters8025/
Raiters8016/
Rytters806/
Rieters802/
Rhiters802/
Roigers802/
Rigiers801/
Rixgers801/
Roiters801/
Ritzers800/
Richters752,746/
Ruijters75793/
Ruijgers75127/
Reijgers7557/
Retterås7527/
Rytterås7515/
Raatgers7512/
Raisters7510/
Reutgers753/
Raytters752/
Ryttersø752/
Routgers751/
Ruthgers751/
Ruetgers751/
Ritchers751/
Reigerse751/
Ruttgars750/
Retthers750/
Rittirsch7160/
Ryters7140/
Rijers7135/
Reters7126/
Regers7112/
Ragers718/
Risers717/
Rizers714/
D'Ridgers711/
Ruthgeers711/
Rīters711/
Ruyters671,023/
Reijers67996/
Reuters67822/
Reggers67399/
Raggers67263/
Roijers67262/
Rudgers67246/
Reygers67166/
Redgers67144/
Rijerse6788/
Rayters6759/
Ruygers6751/
Rethers6744/
Reyters6721/
Reagers6715/
Rougers675/
Raisers675/
Royters674/
Resters674/
Reizers672/
Radgers671/
Reziers671/
Raugers671/
Rehters671/
Retiers671/
Raziers671/
Rythers670/
Roygers670/
Raygers670/

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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 Rittgers
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