Rijk Surname

233,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijk Surname Definition:

Or Rijke (Dutch/Flemish), Rich. The latter form is generally written in New York as pronounced; viz., Riker.

Rijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5821:10,6751,457
Belgium611:188,47025,041
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Rijk (1,136) may also be a first name.

Rijk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Rijke (Dutch/Flemish), Rich. The latter form is generally written in New York as pronounced; viz., Riker.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Rijk Last Name Facts

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

Rijk (Hindi: रिज्क) is most common in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 233,618th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Rijk are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Rijk is also the 236,188th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 1,136 people.

The last name Rijk is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,582 people, or 1 in 10,675. In The Netherlands Rijk is most common in: Zeeland, where 27 percent reside, North Brabant, where 18 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Rijk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rijk last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Rijk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rijke89962/
Rijek89325/
Rijkx8984/
Rijak8963/
Rijik8943/
Rijck8937/
Riják896/
Rik862,309/
Rjk8649/
Reijke8065/
Rijckx8052/
Rijcks8040/
Rijcke8027/
Rijock803/
Rijjak802/
Riek7579,311/
Rick7514,518/
Rike752,128/
Roik751,823/
Rajk751,614/
Raik751,210/
Reik75945/
Rikk75249/
Rzik75220/
Rikh75152/
Ruik7585/
Rihk7533/
Riok7528/
Rejk753/
Rijx753/
Hrik752/
Rojk751/
Ryjk751/
Rikc751/
Rigk751/
Rikx751/
Rhjk751/
Rjhk751/
Rjjk751/
Rjkc751/
Rjkh751/
Rjkk751/
Rijkova7325/
Rijková732/
Rajak67457,303/
Rojak6718,299/
Rieck6716,267/
Rojek6713,815/
Rajik673,636/
Ricke673,304/
Rejak671,801/
Reick671,627/
Rejek671,470/
Ruike671,430/
Rajek671,427/
Roick67876/
Rajok67729/
Raike67634/
Rojik67502/
Rojok67470/
Rujak67367/
Rojík67293/
Reike67272/
Ryjak67268/
Ruijg67160/
Roiek67151/
Rijac67150/
Raick67143/
Rikke67138/
Roiak67131/
Roigk67120/
Reikh67115/
Raikh6788/
Rikhe6784/
Riyak6777/
Rajuk6765/
Rayik6761/
Rijic6754/
Rijig6751/
Roják6748/
Ruják6747/
Rájek6747/
Roike6745/
Ruick6741/
Hreik6732/
Raizk6731/
Hrick6722/
Rujik6720/
Royik6719/
Rajjk6718/
Rujek6718/
Rijeg6718/
Hraik6718/
Roiok6718/
Raiok6718/
Rejke6715/
Hőrik6712/
Rizck6711/
Ruigk6710/
Rajkp679/
Reyik679/
Rajks678/
Rajkk678/
Raiak678/
Ryjik676/
Raiik676/
Rikås676/
Ryjek676/
Rziek676/
Reják675/
Rajck674/
Roiks674/
Rzaik674/
Roikh674/
Raajk673/
Rzhik673/
Rajkg673/
Rajtk673/
Riyek673/
Rajkh673/
Rajhk672/
Raiuk672/
Raják672/
Rejik671/
Rajkc671/
Rajkt671/
Raiek671/
Ruyik671/
Reiok671/
Ridks671/
Riekg671/
Rikkh671/
Hrikh671/
Ricck671/
Riyok671/
Reißk671/
Riiek671/
Rigks671/
Rizkh671/
Rojck671/
Réjek671/
Ruikh671/
Riekh671/
Rujok671/
Ruiok671/
Rejkq671/
Rickg671/
Rikqt671/
Rhaik671/
Rajgk671/
Rizkk671/
Rrick670/
Rheik670/
Reiak670/

Rijk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rijk in the Hindi language
रिज्कrijka-

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