Rekers Surname

241,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rekers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rekers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9061:18,6392,901
Germany4611:174,63220,526
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Australia311:870,82953,581
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Rekers Last Name Facts

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

Rekers (Russian: Рекерс) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rekers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 241,541st most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,406,013 people. Rekers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Rekers are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Rekers is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 906 people, or 1 in 18,639. In The Netherlands Rekers is most numerous in: Overijssel, where 38 percent reside, Gelderland, where 18 percent reside and North Holland, where 15 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Rekers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rekers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,006 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rekers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rekers last name are 27.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rekers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning $52,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $48,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reckers921,823/
Reekers921,621/
Reykers92602/
Rekkers92320/
Reukers92318/
Riekers92255/
Reikers9214/
Raekers924/
Reskers922/
Rekaers921/
Rejkers921/
Rieckers86160/
Roeckers8668/
Reikerås8651/
Reijkers8646/
Reyckers8645/
Raeckers8628/
Roekaers8622/
Reeckers861/
Rakers832,018/
Rykers83351/
Rikers83177/
Räkers8377/
Rokers8371/
Rekars831/
Reijckers8026/
Reijkersz801/
Rijkers772,225/
Rickers771,685/
Rackers771,041/
Rikkers77988/
Rockers77810/
Räckers7793/
Röckers7741/
Ruikers7718/
Ryckers7711/
Rechers772/
Rekiors771/
Rakkers771/
Reykars771/
Riskers770/
Reekersová751/
Reichers7196/
Rekirsch717/
Rikchers711/
Richkers711/
Rijckers711/
Rickkers711/
Reskirsh711/
Recceers710/
Reechers710/
Recors6745/
Roqers674/

Rekers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rekers in the Russian language
Рекерсrekers-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rekers
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