Recking Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Luxembourg
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Recking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Recking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Luxembourg391:14,8863,396
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Recking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Recking is borne by more people in Luxembourg than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Recking? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Recking is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Recking are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Recking is most numerous in Luxembourg, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 14,886. In Luxembourg Recking is most common in: Luxembourg Canton, where 97 percent live and Diekirch Canton, where 3 percent live. Apart from Luxembourg it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Recking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Recking has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Recking surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Recking Last Name Statistics demography

Recking earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riecking931/
Roecking930/
Reking929/
Recing921/
Rocking86335/
Ricking86106/
Reiking8637/
Röcking8615/
Racking863/
Reaking861/
Reiching801/
Reedking801/
Reidking801/
Richking801/
Reaching800/
Rickings800/
Raking7754/
Riking7725/
Rekeng7717/
Ryking774/
Roking772/
Geereking755/
Ritking7194/
Riching7144/
Rekkeng712/
Hrecink711/
Rockäng711/
Rickäng711/
Raiking711/
Requing711/
Reicheng670/
Rakeng6280/
Rokeng6211/
Riqing622/
Rikeng621/
Rikkink57113/
Ruiqing5713/
Hrycink5712/
Richeng579/
Raquing572/
Rescnke571/
Rechencq5327/
Ruicheng537/
Roycheng531/
Rekenkova501/

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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
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  • 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 Recking
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