Rieks Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Malta

Rieks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rieks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4301:187,22221,768
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Denmark1361:41,5054,326
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Malta181:23,9041,289
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rieks (875) may also be a first name.

Rieks Last Name Facts

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

Rieks is found most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rieks? popularity and diffusion

Rieks is the 381,502nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Rieks live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. Rieks is also the 274,985th most common forename internationally It is held by 875 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 187,222. In Germany Rieks is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Denmark, where 15 percent are found.

Rieks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rieks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rieks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rieks are 36.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.64% registered to vote for the party.

Rieks earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $41,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riecks91400/
Riekse9177/
Riekst914/
Reieks911/
Reks89926/
Riks89246/
Riechks831/
Ricks8026,838/
Reeks801,793/
Rijks801,131/
Recks80167/
Rekst8065/
Reaks8058/
Rikse8054/
Roeks8043/
Raiks807/
Rikås806/
Roiks804/
Rekse804/
Riegs803/
Riksh803/
Reiks803/
Rikst801/
Rigks801/
Rekhs801/
Reksh801/
Ridks801/
Rekks801/
Rikss801/
Resks800/
Rueks800/
Raikes731,795/
Reicks73925/
Reakes73751/
Rijkse73481/
Ruikes73214/
Rijkes73184/
Reekes73148/
Rikshe73131/
Roecks7392/
Reikes7389/
Rijcks7340/
Riecss7336/
Reecks7322/
Reksjø7314/
Roikes738/
Raicks734/
Riechs734/
Reksås734/
Rickss733/
Rickks732/
Raisks732/
Rojiks731/
Reksce731/
Reycks731/
Rojeks731/
Reykes731/
Rieggs730/
Rricks730/
Rickst730/
Reacks730/
Riykes730/
Ryks67677/
Ruks67670/
Rixe67376/
Rigs6754/
Riex6740/
Rexs6736/
Reksová6713/
Raikesh674/
D'Ricks672/
Rixs672/
Rekz672/
Rikz671/
Rekx671/
Raikess671/
Rikx671/
Riksova671/
Rijacks671/
Reickes671/
Regs671/
Raiques671/
Reqs671/

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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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  • 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 Rieks
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