Richter (surname)

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Richter is a surname of German origin ( Richter is German for "judge").

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Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 71.2% of all known bearers of the surname Richter were residents of Germany (frequency 1:350), 13.0% of the United States (1:8,649), 2.2% of Brazil (1:28,857), 2.2% of South Africa (1:7,686), 1.8% of Austria (1:1,460), 1.3% of the Czech Republic (1:2,621) and 1.1% of Australia (1:6,626).

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:350) in the following states: [1]

  1. Saxony (1:80)
  2. Brandenburg (1:121)
  3. Saxony-Anhalt (1:132)
  4. Thuringia (1:250)
  5. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1:279)

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References

  1. ↑ "Richter surname distribution". forebears.co.uk.

See also

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