Rijken Surname

202,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7981:9,3921,213
Belgium871:132,14519,103
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway61:857,04855,549
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Rijken Last Name Facts

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

Rijken occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 202,948th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,553,167 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Rijken live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,798 people, or 1 in 9,392. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 31 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Rijken Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Rijken earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.96% less than the national average, earning 256,226 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rijcken92241/
Reijken92101/
Ruijken9243/
Riken91129/
Ricken834,281/
Rieken833,979/
Rikken831,550/
Reiken83304/
Raiken83162/
Ruiken83144/
Rijkin837/
Rikien836/
Rikcen831/
Rikn803/
Rjkn801/
Riecken771,686/
Rajaken7729/
Reicken775/
Riscken775/
Riyoken771/
Reisken771/
Risjkin771/
Rickken771/
Rickend770/
Reken731,114/
Ryken73882/
Rikin73555/
Ricen7317/
Rickn731/
Ruikienė71172/
Reikienė711/
Reickent710/
Richen67514/
Raikin67327/
Rykken67231/
Recken67137/
Rycken67124/
Rojkin67114/
Roeken67113/
Raikyn67104/
Reeken6771/
Reikyn6767/
Riquen6758/
Reuken6757/
Ruyken6742/
Rekken6741/
Rikina6738/
Rauken6732/
Reyken6729/
Rickne6728/
Ridkin6721/
Hryken6721/
Rickin6714/
Reicen6710/
Rayken677/
Rikkin677/
Rojkyn675/
Rajkin675/
Reikin675/
Rekaen674/
Rikion673/
Reikne671/
Rajakn671/
Rykeen671/
Rîjkin671/
Rekend671/
Riekin671/
Hrikin671/
Rouken671/
Rekien671/
Raeken671/
Ryeken671/
Ruikin671/
Rujkin670/
Reaken670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rijken
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