Riekens Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Riekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Riekens Last Name Facts

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

Riekens occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riekens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riekens is the 1,871,545th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Riekens is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Riekens live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Riekens is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is mostly found in: Iowa, where 25 percent live, Minnesota, where 25 percent live and Nevada, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Riekens exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Riekens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riekens last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Riekens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.21% less than the national average, earning R 94,548 per year and in United States they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $48,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieckens9344/
Rekens928/
Rikens923/
Roekens86617/
Rijkens86427/
Rickens86253/
Ritkens8620/
Reckens868/
Reikens866/
Ruikens862/
Riokens861/
Rikkens861/
Reekens861/
Rikensh861/
Reeskens80152/
Roeykens80133/
Roeckens8050/
Reuskens8027/
Reijkens801/
Riechens801/
Reickens800/
Rykens7733/
Recens771/
Rekins770/
Rikins770/
Reijskens752/
Richens712,675/
Roukens71381/
Ruykens7164/
Ruicens7144/
Ryskens717/
Riskins713/
Requens712/
Raekins712/
Ruckens712/
Rizkins711/
Rechens711/
Ryekins710/
Recns671/
Rickench670/

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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 Riekens
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