Ritus Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Ritus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus991:95,97014,773
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ritus (136) may also be a first name.

Ritus Last Name Facts

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

Ritus (Marathi: रीतुस, Russian: Ритус) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ritus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ritus is the 1,497,948th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Ritus occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Ritus live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 794,286th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 136 people.

Ritus is most common in Belarus, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 95,970. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Grodno Region, where 78 percent are found, Minsk, where 19 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Belarus it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Ritus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ritus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ritus last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.

Ritus earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 172.99% more than the national average, earning $117,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritush9124/
Ritous912/
Raitus911/
Reitus911/
Ritu8956,184/
Riethus8318/
Hristus832/
Rithu80474/
Hritu80453/
Ritos80277/
Ritou80187/
Raitu80108/
Reitu8099/
Ritau8094/
Ristu8065/
Retus8042/
Rutus8033/
Rituh8024/
Ritut8020/
Rytus8013/
Rittu809/
Ruitu807/
Roitu806/
Ritup804/
Rhitu804/
Ritui804/
Rituj803/
Rituy803/
Rietu801/
Risthaus77518/
Raithaus779/
Riethuis771/
Rithouse770/
Ristau735,374/
Hristu731,132/
Rethus73443/
Hrituc73278/
Rittau73277/
Ritoux73184/
Reittu73144/
Rituit7368/
Rettus7355/
Rehtus7348/
Retush7329/
Raithu7324/
Restus7318/
Ritaud739/
Ruthus739/
Raituz737/
Reatus735/
Ritoss735/
Ristou734/
Raitos733/
Retous733/
Reitou732/
Rithou732/
Raitou732/
Ritosh731/
Rithau731/
Raituy731/
Roitou731/
Raytus731/
Ritout731/
Raistu731/
Ruittu731/
Ruitui731/
Reithu731/
Reitos731/
Riethu731/
Risteu731/
Risthu731/
Hritui731/
Rejtus731/
Riotou731/
Rhitou731/
Ritoos731/
Risthouse717/
Retu675,173/
Rittaud67143/
Rhaitou67136/
Ritó67136/
Rithaud6780/
Hristou6735/
Restous6728/
Raiteux679/
Raithui677/
Retusch674/
Retusse673/
Hrisztu671/
Restaus671/
Retouse671/
Richtou671/
Resteus671/
Ritosch671/
Raytush671/
Rytu671/
Roitosh671/
Reuttus670/

Ritus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ritus in the Marathi language
रीतुसritusa-
Ritus in the Russian language
Ритусritus-

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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 Ritus
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