Rijkers Surname

189,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9941:8,4691,056
Belgium1571:73,22711,680
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Rijkers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rijkers is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijkers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,802nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,275,302 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rijkers reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Rijkers is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,994 people, or 1 in 8,469. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 55 percent live, North Holland, where 14 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Rijkers is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Rijkers Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rijkers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning R 273,588 per year; in United States they earn 51.14% more than the national average, earning $65,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.58% more than the national average, earning $63,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reijkers9346/
Rijckers931/
Rikers92177/
Reijckers8826/
Reijkersz881/
Rickers861,685/
Rikkers86988/
Riekers86255/
Ruikers8618/
Reikers8614/
Rejkers861/
Riskers860/
Rieckers80160/
Reikerås8051/
Rikchers801/
Richkers801/
Rickkers801/
Rekers771,654/
Rykers77351/
Räkers7777/
Rickrs770/
Reckers711,823/
Reekers711,621/
Richers71740/
Reykers71602/
Rekkers71320/
Reukers71318/
Räckers7193/
Ryckers7111/
Rooiakkers717/
Reikrås716/
Raekers714/
Reskers712/
Rickars711/
Rikkars711/
Rekaers711/
Rickors710/
Reichers6796/
Roeckers6768/
Reyckers6745/
Rikirsch6728/
Raeckers6728/
Reeckers671/
Rueckers671/

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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 Rijkers
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