Richol Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Richol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4661:142,53821,961
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Richol (24) may also be a first name.

Richol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Richol is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richol? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 629,292nd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Richol live; 76 percent live in Caribbean and 76 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Richol is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 466 people, or 1 in 142,538. In France Richol is most numerous in: Martinique, where 79 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent are found. Other than France this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Richol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Richol has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Richol last name expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richold92125/
Richolt9221/
Richoll9211/
Richole921/
Ritchol920/
Ricol91526/
Reichold86709/
Richholt8652/
Reichole861/
Raicholt861/
Reicholt860/
Richhold860/
Richoldt860/
Ricoul83366/
Richal8385/
Rechol832/
Rychol831/
Ruchol831/
Reicol831/
Rishol831/
Reichhold801,157/
Reicholdt800/
Raikhol77514/
Richald77235/
Risholt77161/
Raichal77130/
Reichal7743/
Richall7727/
Ritchal7723/
Rychold7720/
Rechold771/
Raichul771/
Riechal771/
Rishool771/
Riciole771/
Roichal771/
Richalt770/
Richale770/
Reichholdt753/
Rizol73271/
Risol7359/
Rical7334/
Recol7331/
Rijol732/
Rycol731/
Rischall71120/
Risholdt715/
Reichald713/
Richauld712/
Riciolle711/
Richalle711/
Reihhold711/
Rhaichal711/
Rieschal711/
Richchal711/
Richaldt710/
Reichalt710/
Ruchal67799/
Ruizol67551/
Rechul67338/
Rechal67291/
Rishal67161/
Risoul67139/
Risold6770/
Risole6739/
Riosal6738/
Rychal6711/
Rizoul6710/
Rizhal677/
Rikhal676/
Raisol676/
Rijhal675/
Raical675/
Réchal673/
Reciol672/
Rizzol672/
Raizol672/
Roizol671/
Reshol671/
Richchhal671/
Richczald671/
Ricschall671/
Ridcal671/
Rajhol671/
Rissol671/

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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 Richol
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