Richels Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Richels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Canada401:921,14070,350
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Richels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Richels is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,398,030th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. Richels occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Richels reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Richels is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States Richels is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 38 percent reside, North Dakota, where 28 percent reside and Virginia, where 15 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 26 percent reside.

Richels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Richels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Richels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Richels surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Richels earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning $41,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richgels93308/
Richeles935/
Richells931/
Riechels930/
Rischels930/
Rickels861,083/
Rechels861/
Rishels861/
Richols861/
Ricls832/
Reichelles822/
Ritchelles821/
Reichelshe821/
Rickells8068/
Raikhels805/
Rieckels800/
Rickelss800/
Reachels800/
Ricles7763/
Rikels7752/
Rieles7749/
Rigels775/
Recels771/
Rehels771/
Rickls770/
Rickles71873/
Rittels71298/
Reckels71129/
Reilhes7168/
Riekels7141/
Rijkels7121/
Rikkels7118/
Riscles7115/
Rieless717/
Rekhels717/
Riekles716/
Reizels714/
Reitels711/
Rhelese711/
Ruihles711/
Rigelsø711/
Ruilhes711/
Riggels711/
Reikels711/
Raisels711/
Raychelles711/
Reilche710/
Rhitels710/
Riles673,132/
Reals67382/
Reles67163/
Reils6776/
Rickless6767/
Reuls6749/
Recelles676/
Reyls673/
Rails673/
Rgels672/
Raykhels671/
Rycelles671/
Riskells670/

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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 Richels
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