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

The last name Ritus (Marathi: रीतुस, Russian: Ритус) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Ritus are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Ritus is also the 794,286th most widely held first name in the world, held by 136 people.

The last name is most widely held in Belarus, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 95,970. In Belarus it is mostly concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 78 percent are found, Minsk, where 19 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Belarus this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Ritus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ritus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ritus surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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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