Ritz Surname

25,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8561:40,9285,027
Germany6,7611:11,9071,522
France1,3391:49,6066,475
Switzerland1,2711:6,4621,024
Canada5151:71,5458,161
Brazil4101:522,13319,608
Austria3201:26,6114,200
Hungary2451:40,0664,297
Israel2381:35,9564,990
Chile2111:83,4903,286
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Denmark1501:37,6313,923
India791:9,709,688189,874
Mexico761:1,633,24016,970
South Africa711:763,06652,802
England681:819,38343,863
Guatemala671:240,0404,106
Australia521:519,14839,018
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Croatia391:108,42616,784
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Scotland161:334,61415,044
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Belgium121:958,05473,966
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2821:39,1724,629

Ritz (1,815) may also be a first name.

Ritz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ritz (Arabic: ريتز, Russian: Ритз) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritz? popularity and diffusion

Ritz is the 25,240th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 340,906 people. The last name Ritz is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Ritz reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ritz is also the 179,205th most frequent first name on earth, held by 1,815 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,856 people, or 1 in 40,928. In The United States Ritz is most numerous in: New York, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 88 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Ritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ritz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 691 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ritz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ritz last name are 15.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ritz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.57% less than the national average, earning 160,671 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1181.61% more than the national average, earning R 3,045,590 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $53,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reitz8926,255/
Rietz894,609/
Raitz891,926/
Hritz891,626/
Ritze89387/
Roitz89119/
Ruitz8933/
Rittz896/
Rithz894/
Rhitz893/
Ristz890/
Riz867,032/
Reitze801,192/
Raithz8035/
Raittz8029/
Raitze8021/
Raitez808/
Reitez801/
Hristz801/
Reidtz801/
Rittze801/
Reitzz800/
Ruiz752,755,967/
Rutz7512,552/
Raiz7511,945/
Roiz753,068/
Retz752,588/
Rätz751,343/
Reiz751,255/
Rits751,064/
Rütz751,023/
Rytz751,020/
Riez75421/
Hriz75393/
Ricz75261/
Rizz75123/
Ridz75119/
Rizh7518/
Ritc754/
Rihz754/
Róiz752/
Rizs752/
Rhiz752/
Rëiz751/
Geeritz731/
Reetz677,287/
Ritch674,199/
Ruetz672,073/
Ritts67983/
Roitzsch67402/
Hraiz67251/
Rätze67243/
Ritse67172/
Hricz67171/
Reutz67141/
Raits67130/
Reits67118/
Hreiz67117/
Rietzsch67111/
Reatz6752/
Raitzsch6738/
Reicz6737/
Roits6737/
Rizzs6723/
Hretz6722/
Ristć6717/
Raytz6712/
Riets6711/
Rhetz6711/
Ruizz6710/
Ritsh6710/
Raaiz678/
Rettz678/
Riots678/
Ruizs677/
Rühtz676/
Roytz675/
Rhriz674/
Rhuiz674/
Rittc674/
Ruëtz673/
Riths673/
Ritci672/
Raizz672/
Retze672/
Rizci672/
Raidz672/
Raizs672/
Ruits672/
Ruizh671/
Rehtz671/
Reitx671/
Richz671/
Restz671/
Hrits671/
Rruiz671/
Reytz671/
Rijts671/
Rydtz671/
Retzz671/
Rudtz671/
Rretz671/
Ricze671/
Reizz670/
Hrutz670/
Reidz670/
Reitzsch670/

Ritz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ritz in the Russian language
Ритзritz-
Ritz in the Arabic language
ريتزrytz-

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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 Ritz
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