Riekkinen Surname
Approximately 2,217 people bear this surname
Riekkinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2,200 | 1:2,499 | 393 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Riekkinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riekkinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riekkinen occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riekkinen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Riekkinen is the 190,382nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,287,120 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Riekkinen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 2,200 people, or 1 in 2,499. In Finland it is primarily found in: Northern Savonia, where 79 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 10 percent are found and Central Finland, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Finland this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkinen | 94 | 450 | / |
| Riekinen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Riikkinen | 89 | 21 | / |
| Reikkinen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rekinen | 88 | 68 | / |
| Riehakkainen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukkinen | 82 | 8 | / |
| Raikinen | 82 | 3 | / |
| Rickinen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Räikinen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Riehakainen | 80 | 18 | / |
| Raiskinen | 78 | 15 | / |
| Reakainen | 78 | 8 | / |
| Riikoinen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rekunen | 75 | 67 | / |
| Rekinin | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rikinin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rihikainen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rehikoinen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Raikunen | 71 | 147 | / |
| Raykinen | 71 | 19 | / |
| Rytkinen | 71 | 17 | / |
| Richinen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Raikynen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rykkynen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rikinina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rekinina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ryaykinen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rukinin | 63 | 6 | / |
| Ryaykkenen | 63 | 5 | / |
| Rikunin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rekunin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rytkänen | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rytkenen | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ryaykenen | 56 | 11 | / |
| Riquinion | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rykunin | 50 | 24 | / |
| Rykunyn | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Riekkinen
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