Riekstina Surname

202,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Riekstina Surname User-submission:

The surname Riekstins (female Riekstina) means 'peanut'.

Riekstina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2,0361:1,00774
England41:13,929,515290,718
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Riekstiņa (2) are calculated separately.

Riekstina Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Riekstins (female Riekstina) means 'peanut'.

- vovodobenjamin

Riekstina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riekstina (Russian: Риекстина) is found most frequently in Latvia. It may also appear as a variant: Riekstiņa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riekstina? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 202,789th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,549,706 people. The last name Riekstina is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Riekstina live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Riekstina is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 2,036 people, or 1 in 1,007. In Latvia Riekstina is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent are found, Semigallia, where 31 percent are found and Latgale, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Riekstina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riekstina in the Russian language
Риекстинаriekstina-

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