Rica Surname
Approximately 7,203 people bear this surname
Rica Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,510 | 1:40,334 | 6,309 |
| Spain | 1,062 | 1:44,023 | 4,190 |
| Indonesia | 619 | 1:213,650 | 20,054 |
| Albania | 539 | 1:5,406 | 1,022 |
| France | 369 | 1:180,007 | 28,035 |
| India | 325 | 1:2,360,201 | 76,760 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Romania | 274 | 1:73,277 | 8,722 |
| Argentina | 212 | 1:201,620 | 16,703 |
| Brazil | 206 | 1:1,039,196 | 36,605 |
| United States | 177 | 1:2,047,791 | 130,814 |
| Portugal | 170 | 1:61,284 | 3,295 |
| Greece | 103 | 1:107,571 | 18,087 |
| Turkey | 101 | 1:770,509 | 38,247 |
| Serbia | 50 | 1:142,899 | 10,077 |
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52 | 1:965,744 | 57,486 |
The alternate forms: Riça (12), Rică (5), Riča (2), Rîca (1) & Rîcă (7) are calculated separately.
Rica (29,815) may also be a first name.
Rica Demographics
Average Male Rica Height
175.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rica Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rica Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rica (Arabic: ريكا, Hindi: रिका, Marathi: रीचा, Tibetan: རི་ཀ།) is most common in The Philippines. It can also be rendered as a variant: Riça, Rică, Riča, Rîca or Rîcă. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rica? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 68,906th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,011,738 people. Rica is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Rica reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Rica is also the 28,025th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 29,815 people.
The surname Rica is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,510 people, or 1 in 40,334. In The Philippines Rica is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 46 percent reside, Davao Region, where 11 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
Rica Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rica has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rica Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Rica are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Rica earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 92.34% more than the national average, earning $43,666,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $45,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.83% less than the national average, earning $24,926 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rica Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rica in the Tibetan language | ||
| རི་ཀ། | rika | - |
| Rica in the Marathi language | ||
| रीचा | rica | - |
| Rica in the Hindi language | ||
| रिका | rika | 66.67 |
| ऋ्चा | rca | 33.33 |
| Rica in the Arabic language | ||
| ريكا | ryka | - |
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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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- 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 Rica
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