Riciu Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Riciu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riciu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5561:36,1114,595
Moldova581:61,4038,510
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Rîciu (97) are calculated separately.

Riciu Last Name Facts

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

Riciu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Rîciu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riciu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 525,631st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Riciu are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 36,111. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Prahova County, where 26 percent reside, Vrancea County, where 14 percent reside and Vâlcea County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Romania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 9 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Riciu Last Name Statistics demography

Riciu earn less than half the average income. In Italy they earn 84.13% less than the national average, earning €4,765 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rîciu9397/
Raiciu91742/
Roiciu9120/
Ricius918/
Ricu89407/
Raicu806,712/
Richu803,502/
Ricou802,949/
Riczu80513/
Ricau80308/
Ruicu80132/
Ritcu8032/
Reicu8014/
Hricu809/
Răciu804/
Risiu801/
Rișcu801/
Hritcu731,991/
Richou731,563/
Richau73616/
Hrițcu73383/
Hriczu73173/
Ritchu73150/
Roichu7354/
Richhu7327/
Richus736/
Raichu734/
Richui732/
Ruichu732/
Recius732/
Hryciu731/
Hreciu731/
Reciuh731/
Ricouh731/
Hrișcu731/
Richut730/
Richaud675,206/
Risu672,742/
Richoux672,063/
Richeux671,267/
Rizu671,244/
Rîcu67150/
Recu67125/
Reichau6780/
Richoud6736/
Richaux6723/
Richaut6711/
Rischau674/
Richous674/
Reicheu672/
Rișcuța671/
Raichou671/
Richuss671/
Ritcheu671/
Hrichus671/
Richout671/
Riţu671/
Ritchui671/
Richuit671/
Rycu671/
Ryciuch671/
Richaup670/
Richeus670/
Ridcouh670/
Ritchut670/
Hrecius670/

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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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  • 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 Riciu
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