Rickmeyer Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Rickmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rickmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Rickmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rickmeyer occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rickmeyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,441,361st most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Rickmeyer reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Rickmeyer is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 18 percent live, Wisconsin, where 17 percent live and Minnesota, where 16 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 46 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Rickmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rickmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rickmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rickmeyer are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Rickmeyer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.2% more than the national average, earning $50,139 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieckmeyer9513/
Rickmyer9418/
Ricmeyer941/
Reckmeyer89202/
Rickmeier89115/
Rickmeyerová861/
Reikemeyer841/
Reckmeyere841/
Rickmier821/
Rickmeir820/
Rikhmayer7885/
Reckmeier7835/
Recmyer750/
Rikhmaer71374/
Rykhmaer599/
Rekhmaer593/
Rukmayar593/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rickmeyer
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