Riekel Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Riekel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riekel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riekel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Riekel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Riekel are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Riekel is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 48 percent live, Hamburg, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Riekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riekel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 191 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riekel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riekel surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Riekel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.2% more than the national average, earning $57,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieckel9251/
Riekell920/
Rekel91237/
Rikel91151/
Riekl917/
Rickel831,936/
Reckel83579/
Roekel83115/
Rekkel8317/
Rikkel8315/
Riikel8313/
Rikael835/
Reykel833/
Riceel832/
Ruekel832/
Raikel832/
Rikcel831/
Rikelt831/
Rieckl831/
Rikell831/
Rikiel831/
Raekel830/
Reikel830/
Reakel830/
Rikl8041/
Rekl8023/
Riechel771,025/
Roeckel77701/
Rickell77422/
Raikhel77217/
Rueckel77127/
Reykhel77108/
Reckell7734/
Reickel7733/
Rishkel7720/
Reikhel7720/
Riickel773/
Reckelt772/
Risckel771/
Roikhel771/
Riskell770/
Raickel770/
Reuckel770/
Rieckelová753/
Rieckelova751/
Recel73214/
Rickl73148/
Rukel7340/
Räkel7340/
Reikl7338/
Rykel7331/
Reukl7321/
Rekyl739/
Ricel738/
Rikil735/
Reckl735/
Rekhl733/
Reecl731/
Rehkl731/
Riecl731/
Retkl731/
Rekil731/
Reeql731/
Rikll730/
Reekl730/
Ruekl730/
Reakl730/
Roeckell7126/
Rikelova718/
Rezkellh711/
Riechell711/
Riquel671,868/
Richel671,330/
Ruckel67963/
Rückel67853/
Rykiel67587/
Rechel67543/
Rekiel67460/
Requel67320/
Rueckl67281/
Ruukel67105/
Roeckl6796/
Rykhel6771/
Reuckl6729/
Raykel6719/
Rukkel6718/
Rykkel6710/
Ricell677/
Reecel677/
Räckel676/
Ryckel674/
Reskyl673/
Ricael672/
Raeckl671/
Recell671/
Hreskl671/
Reicel671/
Rijkhl671/
Rükkel671/
Rykael671/
Rykele671/
Redkyl671/
Rexcel671/
Riickl671/
Rykelt670/
Rukiel670/
Rekill670/

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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 Riekel
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