Riikonen Surname

111,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Riikonen Surname User-submission:

The Riikonen surname comes from the old Finnish first name Riiko, -nen ending means 'little'. Thus Riikonen means 'little Riiko'.

Riikonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,8491:1,428197
Sweden1181:83,4476,152
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Norway101:514,22941,629
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Riikonen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Riikonen surname comes from the old Finnish first name Riiko, -nen ending means 'little'. Thus Riikonen means 'little Riiko'.

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Riikonen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riikonen (Russian: Рииконен) is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riikonen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 111,786th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,756,035 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Riikonen live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

Riikonen is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 3,849 people, or 1 in 1,428. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 33 percent live, North Karelia, where 14 percent live and Central Finland, where 8 percent live. Aside from Finland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Riikonen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riikonen surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riikonen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.97% less than the national average, earning 235,427 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $50,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $46,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riikkonen941/
Riikoinen941/
Riikanen885/
Riykonen883/
Räikkonen821/
Rehikoinen781/
Räikönen751/
Räikkönen71921/
Ryaykenen5911/
Ryaykkenen565/

Riikonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riikonen in the Russian language
Рииконенriikonen-

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