Richelet Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Richelet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richelet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2111:314,80047,893
Belgium841:136,86519,611
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Richelet (200) may also be a first name.

Richelet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Richelet is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Richelet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richelet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Richelet is the 801,116th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. Richelet is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Richelet are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Richelet is also the 640,739th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 200 people.

The last name Richelet is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 314,800. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 25 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 23 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Outside of France this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 24 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

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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 Richelet
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