Rieksta Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Rieksta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 104 | 1:19,712 | 2,976 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
Rieksta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rieksta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rieksta (Russian: Риекста) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rieksta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,785,358th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name Rieksta occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rieksta are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The last name Rieksta is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 19,712. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 63 percent live, Vidzeme, where 21 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent live. Barring Latvia it is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reksta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rekstad | 86 | 547 | / |
| Rikstad | 86 | 305 | / |
| Rekshta | 86 | 8 | / |
| Riekste | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rickstad | 80 | 64 | / |
| Årikstad | 80 | 25 | / |
| Reksztat | 80 | 14 | / |
| Rickstat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rekste | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ruksta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reckstadt | 75 | 85 | / |
| Rickstead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rigstad | 71 | 151 | / |
| Regstad | 71 | 64 | / |
| Rekstis | 71 | 51 | / |
| Rekstys | 71 | 24 | / |
| Rukshta | 71 | 20 | / |
| Riksted | 71 | 13 | / |
| Rukszta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Raikhshtat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rexstad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rauksta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reksted | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reigstad | 67 | 809 | / |
| Reykhshtadt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rexta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raukstas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raikhshtadt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raukshta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rexstead | 67 | 0 | / |
Rieksta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rieksta in the Russian language | ||
| Риекста | rieksta | - |
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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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rieksta
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