Ritzema Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Jersey

Ritzema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritzema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3551:47,5708,128
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
England1141:488,75531,416
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Jersey51:19,8403,614
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malta11:430,2723,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ritzema (29) may also be a first name.

Ritzema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ritzema is found most in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ritzema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritzema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ritzema is the 431,494th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,132,263 people. The surname Ritzema is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Ritzema live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 29 people.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 47,570. In The Netherlands Ritzema is most numerous in: Groningen, where 34 percent are found, North Holland, where 14 percent are found and Drenthe, where 11 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Ritzema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ritzema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ritzema last name expanded 3,588 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 671 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ritzema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ritzema surname are 36.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Ritzema earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.99% more than the national average, earning $53,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% less than the national average, earning $41,547 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reitzema93124/
Rhitzema931/
Rizema926/
Ritzheima880/
Ritsema861,965/
Rizeuma861/
Ritzama861/
Reitsema80933/
Rietsema80187/
Rizama77404/
Ruzema77155/
Rizoma7799/
Rizemo772/
Rezema771/
Rizima771/
Ritzhemer753/
Ritzheimer71193/
Retsema7156/
Raizama7120/
Rhizama717/
Richema716/
Rizhima714/
Reizemo712/
Rezeima712/
Ritsima711/
Rezemay711/
Reizama711/
Ritsemo711/
Rizaama711/
Reyzema711/
Reidsema6737/
Rizshima671/
Rizaamaa671/
Reitzheimer671/

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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 Ritzema
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