Ritva Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Ritva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland181:305,37222,464
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ritva (40,680) may also be a first name.

Ritva Last Name Facts

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

Ritva (Arabic: ريتفا, Hindi: रितवा) is carried by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Ritva reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in Scandinavia. Ritva is also the 21,896th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 40,680 people.

The surname Ritva is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 305,372. In Finland Ritva is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 33 percent are found, Central Finland, where 22 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 17 percent are found. Not including Finland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritvay9114/
Ritvas918/
Ritvaj911/
Riva8974,285/
Rivas80852,781/
Rivai8010,409/
Rieva806,114/
Rivaz801,782/
Rivay801,578/
Rivat801,255/
Raiva80426/
Rivad80372/
Ritvo80245/
Reiva80117/
Rivha80107/
Ruiva80102/
Risva8091/
Rivea8061/
Rivau8050/
Roiva8045/
Retva8041/
Rijva8037/
Hriva8030/
Rivah8029/
Rivaj8027/
Riova8014/
Ritba809/
Ritve807/
Rivoa804/
Rihva804/
Rutva803/
Rivaa801/
Rhiva801/
Rivaud731,372/
Roivas73693/
Rivait73527/
Rivaux73496/
Rivais73259/
Rievaj73221/
Risvas73162/
Raivha7398/
Ruivah7396/
Raivas7379/
Rivaiy7359/
Risvad7355/
Ritvos7354/
Rivasz7338/
Rzieva7333/
Rivass7324/
Roivah7324/
Rivaah7317/
Rittvo7316/
Rivaut7312/
Rrivas7311/
Reivaz7310/
Ruivad738/
Raivat737/
Reivas736/
Rivaaz736/
Riveas735/
Rijvaj734/
Riviea734/
Ritvij733/
Rivaas733/
Raivai733/
Raivay733/
Raaiva733/
Reivai733/
Ruivas732/
Risvay732/
Roivad732/
Rivash732/
Rievai732/
Rithua732/
Raisva731/
Raivad731/
Rzaiva731/
Rhivas731/
Rievea731/
Ristve731/
Rivahe731/
Rivaid731/
Rivaus731/
Reivat731/
Rivasd731/
Ruivoa731/
Rethva731/
Riba6725,026/
Reva6722,244/
Rivo6711,966/
Riwa674,285/
Rivault67936/
Ryva67101/
Rýva6755/
Ristvey6752/
Riveaud6747/
Ristvet6730/
Rivó6721/
Reivach6720/
Ristvej6710/
Ryttvad6710/
Ruithua679/
Rahieva675/
Rivaihs675/
Rivò672/
D'Rivas672/
Raivaha671/
Hristve671/
Raitevi671/
Roithua671/
Réva671/
Rêva671/
Ríva671/
Ruhieva671/

Ritva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ritva in the Hindi language
रितवाritava54.84
रीतवाritava41.94
रित्वाritva3.23
Ritva in the Arabic language
ريتفاrytfa-

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Footnotes

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