Rickham Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Rickham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rickham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica811:35,4312,435
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rickham Last Name Facts

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

Rickham is carried by more people in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rickham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rickham live; 96 percent live in Caribbean and 96 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

Rickham is most common in Jamaica, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 35,431. In Jamaica Rickham is mostly found in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Jamaica it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Rickham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rickham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rickham surname declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rickham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rickham surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reickham930/
Rikham92315/
Rickam920/
Raikham86205/
Ritkham86135/
Rikkham8615/
Roikham8613/
Riokham866/
Richcam861/
Rickame861/
Ruckham860/
Reckham860/
Rikam83626/
Ricam835/
Rickheim80126/
Rikame773,954/
Rukham77562/
Rekham77186/
Rikkam7731/
Raikam7712/
Reckam774/
Ryckam772/
Ritkam772/
Riokam771/
Rikhom771/
Riccam771/
Riscam770/
Rikheim7190/
Rikkame7142/
Reitkam7119/
Ricaume7112/
Riskamm719/
Rekhamm716/
Raikame713/
Rukkham712/
Hrekham711/
Ritkhom711/
Rukhamm711/
Reykham711/
Roykham711/
Rugkham711/
Ruckhom711/
Reckhom710/
Rickeum710/
Rickeim710/
Richeim710/
Rekam67345/
Rückheim67127/
Ruckheim6753/
Rukam6734/
Rikom6716/
Rykam679/
Ricom675/
Recam674/
Reicheim671/

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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 Rickham
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