Rittweger Surname

433,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Ireland

Rittweger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rittweger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4181:192,59722,279
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Rittweger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rittweger is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rittweger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 433,610th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,189,844 people. Rittweger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Rittweger are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 192,597. In Germany Rittweger is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 26 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.

Rittweger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rittweger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rittweger last name expanded 1,887 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rittweger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rittweger last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

Rittweger earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.17% more than the national average, earning $59,187 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rittweger
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