Riekstins Surname

298,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Riekstins Surname User-submission:

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

Riekstins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,0321:1,986219
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Riekstinš (15) & Riekstiņš (19) are calculated separately.

Riekstins Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- vovodobenjamin

Riekstins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riekstins occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Riekstinš or Riekstiņš. For other possible spellings of Riekstins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riekstins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riekstins is the 298,559th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,715,722 people. The last name Riekstins occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Riekstins live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is carried by 1,032 people, or 1 in 1,986. In Latvia Riekstins is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 55 percent live, Semigallia, where 21 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Latvia this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Riekstins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riekstins surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riekstins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.95% more than the national average, earning R 475,152 per year; in United States they earn 14.04% more than the national average, earning $49,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning $51,070 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riekstinš9615/
Riekstinsh952/
Rieckstins951/
Riekstiņš9319/
Raikstins893/
Reikstins891/
Reikstinsh841/
Rekstens821/
Ryekstynsh746/
Raikstiņš671/

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