Riekerk Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Riekerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riekerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Riekerk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riekerk occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riekerk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riekerk is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Riekerk are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Riekerk is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 255,866. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 33 percent are found, Gelderland, where 17 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Riekerk Last Name Statistics demography

Riekerk earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.76% more than the national average, earning $66,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieckerk934/
Ritkerk861/
Reitkerk803/
Rietkirk803/
Rekrek7754/
Ryekerc711/
Rickerc711/
Rickerg711/
Reitkirk672/
Rueckerg671/
Rickhork670/
Ruckirk570/
Reicherc531/
Requerque50237/

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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 Riekerk
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