Riecka Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Riecka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Riecka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia461:116,01021,737
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Riecká (19) & Riečka (1) are calculated separately.

Riecka Last Name Facts

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

Riecka occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Riecká or Riečka. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riecka? popularity and diffusion

Riecka is the 2,746,821st most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Riecka is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Riecka live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Riecka is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 116,010. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Trenčín Region, where 74 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 20 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovakia Riecka exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 4 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riecká9419/
Riečka941/
Rieczka921/
Riecke832,314/
Riecky8360/
Riecký8331/
Riecki831/
Ryicka831/
Rieckie7712/
Rieccke772/
Rieckey771/
Riehecky715/
Rietzke62361/
Rietski622/
Rietzki622/
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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 Riecka
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