Rijcken Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijcken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijcken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Belgium701:164,23822,550
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Rijcken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rijcken occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijcken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rijcken is the 1,041,601st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rijcken reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 108,251. In The Netherlands Rijcken is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 37 percent are found, North Holland, where 15 percent are found and South Holland, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ricken924,281/
Rijken922,051/
Riecken861,686/
Reijken86101/
Ruijken8643/
Riscken865/
Reicken865/
Rickken861/
Richken861/
Rickend860/
Riken83129/
Ricen8317/
Rickn831/
Ritchken8022/
Reickent800/
Rieken773,979/
Rikken771,550/
Richen77514/
Reiken77304/
Raiken77162/
Ruiken77144/
Recken77137/
Rycken77124/
Rickne7728/
Rickin7714/
Reicen7710/
Rijkin777/
Rikien776/
Rikcen771/
Rikn733/
Ricn731/
Rjcn731/
Rjkn731/
Reichen711,231/
Roecken7164/
Rajeckienė7145/
Rajackienė7131/
Rajaken7129/
Richkin7120/
Rickina7114/
Reckien718/
Roucken718/
Ruichen713/
Raichen713/
Rechken713/
Riyoken711/
Reisken711/
Hrickin711/
Risjkin711/
Rijchin711/
Rickyna711/
Rickion711/
Rickäng711/
Raycken710/
Reken671,114/
Ryken67882/
Rikin67555/
Ruikienė67172/
Ryckienė6787/
Ričkienė6767/
Recen6766/
Ricin6733/
Rycen6718/
Ritchkin6713/
Rayichen672/
Rickchin671/
Royichen671/
Raichkin671/
Richkina671/
Reikienė671/

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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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  • 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 Rijcken
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