Ritzke Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ritzke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritzke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1871:430,51038,755
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Ritzke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ritzke is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritzke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ritzke is the 701,000th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Ritzke live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 430,510. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 40 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 16 percent are found. Besides Germany it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 20 percent are found.

Ritzke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ritzke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 869 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritzke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ritzke are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the political party.

Ritzke earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27% more than the national average, earning $54,801 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rietzke92361/
Ritzker925/
Reitzke923/
Ritzkie920/
Ritzk916/
Ritzscke861/
Retzke83452/
Ritzka83342/
Rätzke83148/
Rutzke8391/
Ritzki8367/
Ritzky8334/
Rizkee839/
Ritzschke8074/
Ritskes77356/
Reetzke7741/
Reitzki7715/
Riczker7713/
Rutszke7712/
Raitzky776/
Rizkieh775/
Rietzki772/
Reitzky772/
Rietzka771/
Ritchke771/
Ritsker771/
Retzker771/
Reitzka771/
Ritscke770/
Ricke733,304/
Raizk7331/
Rezke7324/
Rizck7311/
Rizqe735/
Ritsk731/
Rizkk731/
Rizkh731/
Ritschke7148/
Ritzková7118/
Reetzkee710/
Riecke672,314/
Rickey67154/
Rizqie67129/
Reicke67126/
Rutzky6794/
Ridzki6777/
Rutzki6767/
Retzki6766/
Rizkqy6765/
Retzky6751/
Rizhky6750/
Rickie6749/
Riczka6733/
Roicke6731/
Rutske6731/
Rijcke6727/
Ritska6725/
Rizzki6724/
Ridzky6721/
Rizski6719/
Ritsky6717/
Retzka6714/
Retske6713/
Rizsky6713/
Rizque6711/
Rutzký677/
Rudzke677/
Ryczke676/
Hretzk675/
Rickei673/
Hricke672/
Rickea672/
Ritski672/
Reitzx671/
Riczki671/
Rytzka671/
Rizqee671/
Ritská671/
Rickeh671/
Rezhke671/
Retzschke671/
Redzke671/
Rizhki671/
Riccke671/
Raicke670/
Richke670/
Rickke670/
Rickee670/

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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 Ritzke
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