Le Riche Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Jersey

Le Riche Surname Definition:

“The Rich One”, from the French.

Le Riche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3191:169,83618,888
France1041:638,68083,098
England681:819,38343,863
Jersey471:2,111345
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada391:944,75971,777
Belgium151:766,44363,354
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey1331:39049
Guernsey231:1,420241
Wales101:156,8426,008
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Le Riché (13) are calculated separately.

Le Riche Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“The Rich One”, from the French.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Le Riche Last Name Facts

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

Le Riche is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Le Riché. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Riche? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 804,502nd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Le Riche live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Le Riche is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 169,836. In South Africa Le Riche is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Le Riche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Le Riche has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Le Riche last name grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Le Riche Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Riche earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 28.76% more than the national average, earning R 305,988 per year and in Canada they earn 16% more than the national average, earning $57,632 CAD per year.

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