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

How Common Is The Last Name Rijks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rijks is the 328,117th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,443,454 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Rijks live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,003 people, or 1 in 16,837. In The Netherlands Rijks is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 21 percent reside, Gelderland, where 18 percent reside and North Holland, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands Rijks exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.

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

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Rijcks9140/
Riks89246/
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Ricks8026,838/
Rieks80934/
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Rikse8054/
Rajks808/
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Roiks804/
Riksh803/
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Rigks801/
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Rikss801/
Raikes731,795/
Reicks73925/
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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/
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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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  • 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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