Rickers Surname

238,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rickers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rickers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8851:90,96711,438
United States4251:852,84564,957
England2301:242,25219,814
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Wales181:171,91811,581
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Rickers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rickers is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rickers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rickers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rickers is the 238,041st most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,324,953 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Rickers reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 885 people, or 1 in 90,967. In Germany Rickers is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent reside. Other than Germany Rickers is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Rickers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rickers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rickers last name expanded 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rickers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rickers last name are 21.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Rickers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.14% more than the national average, earning R 423,324 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 77.4% more than the national average, earning $88,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieckers93160/
Richkers931/
Rijckers931/
Rickkers931/
Rikers92177/
Reijckers8826/
Rijkers862,225/
Reckers861,823/
Rikkers86988/
Richers86740/
Riekers86255/
Räckers8693/
Ruckers8619/
Ruikers8618/
Reikers8614/
Ryckers8611/
Rickars861/
Rückers861/
Riskers860/
Rickors860/
Reichers8096/
Reikerås8051/
Reijkers8046/
Reyckers8045/
Rückersz807/
Rueckers801/
Reeckers801/
Rikchers801/
Rekers771,654/
Rykers77351/
Räkers7777/
Rukers7737/
Ricars772/
Reijkersz751/
Reekers711,621/
Reykers71602/
Rekkers71320/
Reukers71318/
Rukkers7124/
Rechers712/
Reskers712/
Richirs712/
Roycers711/
Rejkers711/
Rekaers711/
Rikkars711/
Ricahrs710/
Rikirsch6728/
Ruckhars671/
Ricarsch671/
Recceers670/
Reechers670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rickers
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