Rijks Surname

328,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0031:16,8372,603
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Chile261:677,55715,745
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rijks Last Name Facts

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

Rijks is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rijks is the 328,117th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,443,454 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Rijks live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,003 people, or 1 in 16,837. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Limburg, where 21 percent live, Gelderland, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 15 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent live and Chile, where 2 percent live.

Rijks Last Name Statistics demography

Rijks earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rijcks9140/
Riks89246/
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Ricks8026,838/
Rieks80934/
Rijkx8084/
Rikse8054/
Rajks808/
Raiks807/
Rikås806/
Roiks804/
Riksh803/
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Rigks801/
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Ridks801/
Rikss801/
Raikes731,795/
Reicks73925/
Riecks73400/
Ruikes73214/
Rikshe73131/
Reikes7389/
Rojkes7370/
Rijckx7352/
Roikes738/
Raicks734/
Rickss733/
Rickks732/
Raisks732/
Ryjkss731/
Rojiks731/
Rojeks731/
Reieks731/
Rricks730/
Rickst730/
Reks67926/
Ryks67677/
Rigs6754/
Raikesh674/
Rojacks673/
Rijx673/
D'Ricks672/
Rixs672/
Rjxs671/
Rikx671/
Rikz671/
Raikess671/
Riksova671/
Reickes671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rijks
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