Rihards Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Rihards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rihards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia41:512,51230,386
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rihards (1,996) may also be a first name.

Rihards Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rihards is found most in Latvia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rihards? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Rihards is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Rihards live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 169,220th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,996 people.

It is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 512,512. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent live and Semigallia, where 50 percent live. Beside Latvia Rihards occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Rihards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rihards has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rihards last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riehards931/
Rihard92123/
Riahard861/
Riehard861/
Riheard861/
Rhihard860/
Rehards860/
Riard83508/
Riehardt801/
Rehard77377/
Rihart7713/
Ryhard7710/
Rijard776/
Rheard771/
Rhiard770/
Roijaards7539/
Rihardova751/
Reheard71124/
Rajhard7153/
Riehart7141/
Rijaard7126/
Rehardt7122/
Rejhard711/
Rogiard711/
Riharth711/
Rhyhard711/
Riheart710/
Rhieard710/
Riart67349/
Reard6748/
Riord6724/
Ryard6717/
Reihhart672/
Réard671/
Rèard671/
Rhiehart671/
Reehardt670/

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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 Rihards
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