Rittinghaus Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rittinghaus Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from Rittinghaus, a farm in Western Germany (near Altena, In Westphalia).

Rittinghaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8001:100,63212,479
Finland71:785,24338,644
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rittinghaus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from Rittinghaus, a farm in Western Germany (near Altena, In Westphalia).

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Rittinghaus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rittinghaus occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rittinghaus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 422,566th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rittinghaus live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Rittinghaus is most common in Germany, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 100,632. In Germany Rittinghaus is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent are found, Hesse, where 6 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Besides Germany Rittinghaus is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Rittinghaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rittinghaus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rittinghaus surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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