Rieck Surname

32,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rieck Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Rieck, a pet form of Rieckert (rule, hard).

Rieck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,6561:8,3371,028
United States4,2191:85,9119,712
Australia8061:33,4934,415
Brazil4701:455,47717,277
South Africa2751:197,01021,210
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Denmark1571:35,9543,745
Austria1431:59,5489,304
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
England461:1,211,26256,182
France331:2,012,810168,616
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Norway251:205,69123,411
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales41:773,63329,106
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:148,13813,775

Rieck (29) may also be a first name.

Rieck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Rieck, a pet form of Rieckert (rule, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rieck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rieck is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rieck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,694th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 447,996 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Rieck are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Rieck is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

The surname Rieck is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 9,656 people, or 1 in 8,337. In Germany Rieck is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Rieck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rieck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rieck surname increased 1,245 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rieck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rieck surname are 14.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Rieck earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.17% more than the national average, earning 384,737 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.29% more than the national average, earning R 292,992 per year; in United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $51,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riecke912,314/
Rieckh9170/
Rieeck911/
Riesck910/
Riek8979,311/
Reck8916,578/
Rick8914,518/
Riec89158/
Rieccke832/
Riechks831/
Rieke806,384/
Ricke803,304/
Reick801,627/
Recke801,538/
Reeck801,000/
Roick80876/
Rijek80325/
Raick80143/
Reuck80124/
Resck80113/
Ruick8041/
Rijck8037/
Recck8033/
Hrick8022/
Riezk8012/
Rizck8011/
Rezck8010/
Rziek806/
Rihek805/
Reack802/
Rechk802/
Ryeck801/
Riekg801/
Ricck801/
Hreck801/
Retck801/
Riiek801/
Riekh801/
Riecq801/
Rickg801/
Rrick800/
Reckt800/
Rieek800/
Ryick800/
Rieschke7722/
Riecková771/
Rek756,315/
Rik752,309/
Ric751,463/
Rec75544/
Reicke73126/
Rijckx7352/
Riedke7344/
Rijcks7340/
Riecss7336/
Roicke7331/
Rijcke7327/
Reecks7322/
Rechke7321/
Riekhe7310/
Raicks734/
Reecke733/
Rickss733/
Hricke732/
Rickks732/
Reschk732/
Reaick731/
Reckke731/
Rehiek731/
Riccke731/
Riddck731/
Hreick731/
Rischk731/
Richck731/
Hricck731/
Reycks731/
Rayiek731/
Reshck730/
Reacke730/
Rickke730/
Reichk730/
Rricks730/
Raicke730/
Reschke6710,787/
Reak675,024/
Hrek673,079/
Hric672,957/
Rieg672,697/
Rike672,128/
Reke672,108/
Roik671,823/
Reek671,759/
Rijk671,726/
Raik671,210/
Reik67945/
Ricq67906/
Rejc67837/
Reuk67464/
Rekh67440/
Raic67313/
Ryck67250/
Rikk67249/
Rzik67220/
Roic67184/
Räck67176/
Reyk67174/
Rekk67158/
Ruic67158/
Rikh67152/
Riik67118/
Ricc67112/
Ruik6785/
Recq6771/
Ricková6769/
Reic6757/
Riex6740/
Reckova6739/
Rihk6733/
Recková6731/
Rickova6729/
Riok6728/
Rzek6723/
Rehk6714/
Reec6713/
Recc6711/
Ricg679/
Rzic678/
Rict677/
Rhek676/
Rjik676/
Rect676/
Rrec675/
Rejk673/
Ryek673/
Rjec673/
Rettcke673/
Rjek672/
Regk672/
Riyk672/
D'Ricks672/
Hrik672/
Ryik672/
Reqk672/
Reachke671/
Reshcke671/
Reggick671/
Rekg671/
Ryec671/
Resckhe671/
Rëic671/
Recg671/
Reiscke671/
Reyc671/
Rzec671/
Rric671/
Rekc671/
Rekq671/
Rikc671/
Rigk671/
Riic671/
Rikx671/
Rgic671/
Rizc671/
Readcke670/

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