Ricu Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ricu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ricu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3061:65,6147,886
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Moldova381:93,72011,459
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Rîcu (150) are calculated separately.

Ricu (621) may also be a first name.

Ricu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ricu (Hindi: रीचु) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Rîcu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ricu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 717,442nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Ricu reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Ricu is also the 334,590th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 621 people.

Ricu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 65,614. In Romania it is most common in: Mehedinți County, where 34 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 29 percent live and Giurgiu County, where 23 percent live. Other than Romania Ricu occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Moldova, where 9 percent live.

Ricu Last Name Statistics demography

Ricu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rîcu92150/
Raicu896,712/
Richu893,502/
Ricou892,949/
Riciu89617/
Riczu89513/
Ricau89308/
Ruicu89132/
Riscu8955/
Ritcu8932/
Reicu8914/
Hricu899/
Ricut897/
Ricus895/
Ricuu891/
Ricup891/
Rişcu891/
Rișcu891/
Ricuz890/
Ricaud804,372/
Hriscu803,092/
Hritcu801,991/
Richou801,563/
Raiciu80742/
Ricoux80633/
Richau80616/
Hrițcu80383/
Ricouz80357/
Ricaux80188/
Hriczu80173/
Ritchu80150/
Ricaut80134/
Ricout8095/
Riscau8087/
Ricous8066/
Roichu8054/
Rricku8028/
Richhu8027/
Ricoup8024/
Roiciu8020/
Ricoud8015/
Riscou8015/
Hricuš8014/
Hricus808/
Ricius808/
Raichu804/
Richui802/
Ruichu802/
Ricauz802/
Riccou802/
Hrişcu801/
Hrișcu801/
Rickau801/
Ricouh801/
Ricuzt801/
Ricaus801/
Riccuz801/
Rickeu801/
Rickup800/
Rickut800/
Riccup800/
Rickuh800/
Risu752,742/
Riku751,550/
Riju751,369/
Rizu751,244/
Recu75125/
Riţu751/
Rycu751/
Ricouch73546/
Ricoult73218/
Ricault73140/
Reichau7380/
Rickuss7379/
Richkus7361/
Reicheu732/
Raichou731/
Riccuit731/
Ritcheu731/
Ricaudd731/
Rișcuța731/
Ritchui731/
Rickhus730/
Rickaus730/
Ridcouh730/
Ridcous730/
Riccuis730/
Ritchut730/
Rizou672,910/
Raiju671,739/
Rikou67341/
Rickhuss67273/
Rikui67245/
Rijju67240/
Riezu67204/
Rizzu67157/
Rechu67145/
Ritzu67113/
Rîciu6797/
Risau6792/
Ridzu6782/
Rischkau6766/
Reiju6766/
Rijut6764/
Rycus6759/
Rickhaus6751/
Rizui6749/
Rijau6749/
Raiku6743/
Rijhu6736/
Retcu6733/
Rikku6732/
Receu6732/
Ruisu6732/
Regiu6731/
Risut6729/
Raisu6726/
Risus6725/
Risui6725/
Riçku6724/
Rizau6723/
Ridju6722/
Risup6716/
Riccó6715/
Risuh6713/
Ritju6710/
Recus679/
Ritsu678/
Rijud676/
Rieku675/
Hrisu675/
Ruizu675/
Rikau675/
Rikup675/
Ricoo674/
Răciu674/
Rîşcu674/
Rychu673/
Reisu673/
Rizus673/
Ricoe673/
Riczó673/
Roiku673/
Risou672/
Reiku672/
Ridsu672/
Rickó672/
Hricó672/
Raizu672/
Reziu671/
Rijus671/
Rikhu671/
Ricão671/
Recou671/
Recui671/
Risuj671/
Rijui671/
Rîșcu671/
Rizuu671/
Hrizu671/
Ryzcu671/
Rijuj671/
Rjcui671/
Ritchouy671/
Rijou670/
Rickhout670/

Ricu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ricu in the Hindi language
रीचुricu-

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Footnotes

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