Rickens Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rickens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rickens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Rickens (40) may also be a first name.

Rickens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rickens is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rickens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. Rickens occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Rickens reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 40 people.

The surname Rickens is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 2,766,862. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent live, Ohio, where 14 percent live and New Jersey, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent live and Portugal, where 11 percent live.

Rickens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rickens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rickens surname grew 524 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rickens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rickens are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Rickens earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning R 205,092 per year and in United States they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $39,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieckens9344/
Reickens930/
Rikens923/
Richens862,675/
Rijkens86427/
Riekens8698/
Ruicens8644/
Ritkens8620/
Reckens868/
Reikens866/
Ruckens862/
Ruikens862/
Rikensh861/
Rikkens861/
Riokens861/
Reijkens801/
Rickench800/
Rykens7733/
Rekens778/
Recens771/
Rikins770/
Reijskens752/
Richins713,226/
Ruykens7164/
Reckins7118/
Ryskens717/
Ruckins715/
Riskins713/
Ruicēns711/
Rizkins711/
Reekens711/
Rechens711/
Reeskens67152/
Roeykens67133/
Recns671/
Rukins6221/
Recins621/
Rykins621/
Rekins620/
Redkins578/
Requens572/
Raykins571/
Reacins571/
Rechins571/

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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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  • 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 Rickens
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