Rydheim Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rydheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rydheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway811:63,4859,023
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rydheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rydheim is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rydheim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rydheim is the 1,860,621st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rydheim reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 63,485. In Norway Rydheim is most common in: Northern Norway, where 49 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent live and Western Norway, where 22 percent live. Other than Norway Rydheim occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 17 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Rydheim Last Name Statistics demography

Rydheim earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning 302,734 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryddheim933/
Rydeheim931/
Rydhem929/
Redheim860/
Rydem833/
Rydham777/
Redhem771/
Raydem771/
Raydim771/
Ridhem770/
Rydhamn718/
Ridchim717/
Roysdem711/
Rydeien711/
Redim6744/
Redem6740/
Ridem6734/
Ridim6716/
Rydam672/
Rydeting671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rydheim
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