Riekers Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riekers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riekers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1901:423,71338,363
United States381:9,538,393399,091
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Riekers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riekers is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riekers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riekers is the 1,001,271st most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Riekers are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Riekers is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 423,713. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 74 percent are found, Bremen, where 13 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Riekers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riekers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riekers surname increased 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riekers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riekers last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Riekers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.68% less than the national average, earning R 57,792 per year and in United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,026 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieckers93160/
Rekers921,654/
Rikers92177/
Rijkers862,225/
Reckers861,823/
Rickers861,685/
Reekers861,621/
Rikkers86988/
Reykers86602/
Rekkers86320/
Reukers86318/
Ruikers8618/
Reikers8614/
Raekers864/
Reskers862/
Rejkers861/
Rekaers861/
Riskers860/
Riechers802,553/
Roeckers8068/
Reikerås8051/
Reijkers8046/
Reyckers8045/
Raeckers8028/
Rikchers801/
Richkers801/
Reeckers801/
Rijckers801/
Rueckers801/
Rickkers801/
Rykers77351/
Räkers7777/
Rukers7737/
Rekars771/
Reijckers7526/
Reijkersz751/
Riechears750/
Richers71740/
Räckers7193/
Rukkers7124/
Ruckers7119/
Ryckers7111/
Rooiakkers717/
Rechers712/
Reekersová711/
Rickars711/
Rekiors711/
Reykars711/
Rikkars711/
Rückers711/
D'Riechers711/
Rickors710/
Reichers6796/
Rikirsch6728/
Rückersz677/
Rekirsch677/
Recceers670/
Reechers670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riekers
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