Riikola Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Riikola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riikola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3081:17,8462,547
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Riikola Last Name Facts

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

Riikola (Russian: Риикола) is found most frequently in Finland. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riikola? popularity and diffusion

Riikola is the 785,023rd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Riikola is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Riikola are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Riikola is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 17,846. In Finland it is most numerous in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 50 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 22 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 11 percent are found. Barring Finland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Riikola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riikola last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Riikola earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.1% less than the national average, earning 290,370 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.09% less than the national average, earning $39,228 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riitkola932/
Riikkola931/
Riikula8612/
Riekkola80236/
Riikkula8038/
Riikkala8027/
Riikaula801/
Rijikala801/
Riekala711/
Riekula711/
Riecala5716/

Riikola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riikola in the Russian language
Рииколаriikola-

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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 Riikola
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