Riekhoff Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Riekhoff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Riekhoff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riekhoff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riekhoff is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Riekhoff.
How Common Is The Last Name Riekhoff? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,828,462nd most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. Riekhoff is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Riekhoff live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,319,762. In Germany Riekhoff is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent are found and Hamburg, where 30 percent are found. Besides Germany Riekhoff exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Riekhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Riekhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riekhoff surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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