Rijksen Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijksen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8751:19,3003,023
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Rijksen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rijksen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijksen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 387,740th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. The surname Rijksen is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rijksen reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 875 people, or 1 in 19,300. In The Netherlands Rijksen is primarily found in: Utrecht, where 28 percent live, Gelderland, where 24 percent live and South Holland, where 12 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riksen92728/
Ricksen86127/
Rieksen8635/
Riksasen8019/
Rijakson801/
Rickshen800/
Rikson77366/
Ryksen77107/
Reksen7781/
Riksan7736/
Riksin7730/
Riksem7713/
Riksén778/
Rikjen778/
Rikcen771/
Rixsen770/
Riksaasen7512/
Hrikshenė751/
Rickson711,695/
Rikshan7125/
Roeksen7123/
Ricksén715/
Recksen714/
Richsen712/
Rikshin712/
Rueksen711/
Raiksan711/
Riksand711/
Reuksen711/
Rixen671,673/
Reckseen6727/
Ryskåsen6718/
Rikchasn675/
Reiksson675/
Reickson674/
Rejekson674/
Ricksonn671/
Rieckson671/
Rickshan671/
Rikshang671/
Rikshina671/

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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 Rijksen
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