de Rijk Surname

143,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

de Rijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Rijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,8371:5,952648
Belgium891:129,17618,730
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
England281:1,989,93178,001
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

de Rijk Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Rijk is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Rijk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 143,592nd most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,352,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of de Rijk live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

de Rijk is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,837 people, or 1 in 5,952. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 26 percent are found, South Holland, where 21 percent are found and Utrecht, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

de Rijk Last Name Statistics demography

de Rijk earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.29% more than the national average, earning R 380,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Rijke931,700/
de Rijck931,602/
de Rijcke881,363/
de Reijke8842/
de Rijckx881/
de Rick86223/
de Riek8628/
De-Rijk861/
de Rieck8093/
de Ruijg8058/
de Rajak803/
de Rrick801/
de Rek77209/
de Ryk77109/
de Ric771/
de Ruijgt7534/
de Ryck712,454/
de Ruig71498/
de Ryke7181/
de Roek7127/
de Roig7110/
de Reuk712/
de Reek711/
de Roeck673,859/
de Rycke672,858/
de Ruyck671,580/
de Rouck671,526/
de Reuck671,116/
de Reyck67113/
de Riggs6773/
de Ruigh6738/
de Ryckx6711/
de Reyke678/
de Raeck673/
de Rique671/
da Rajak671/
de Reske671/

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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 de Rijk
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