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

The last name Riciu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Rîciu. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riciu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,631st most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. The surname Riciu occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Riciu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Riciu is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 36,111. In Romania Riciu is primarily found in: Prahova County, where 26 percent are found, Vrancea County, where 14 percent are found and Vâlcea County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Romania Riciu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 9 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Riciu
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