Surname Reiter in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Reiter families are almost entirely Croats (from Orahovica area ), barely Germans (from Beli Manastir ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Zagreb. In Bektež in Orahovica area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Reiter.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Reiter live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), in Bektez (15) and Bankovci (<10) in Orahovica area, Petrijevci in Valpovo area (<5), and in Pozega (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Reiter (including: Reitter , Reither , Reyter , Reithner , Reithler , Reyther , Rheiter and Reieter ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. The family name "Reiter " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Austria. "Reither " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 500 in Germany , and some 200 people in Austria. "Reieter " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Reiter, Zvjezdana Reiter, Maximilian Reiter, Gernot Reiter, Andreja Reiter, Mirjana Reiter, Miroslav Reiter, Anita Reiter, Tihomir Reiter, Renata Reiter, Gunther Reiter, Franjo Reiter, Johannes Reiter, Guenter Reiter, Slavica Reiter, Josef Reiter, Gerald Reiter, Eugen Reiter, Rajko Reiter

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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