Riják Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Riják Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riják Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Rijak (63) are calculated separately.

Riják Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riják is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Rijak. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riják? popularity and diffusion

Riják is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Riják occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Riják live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,334,112. In Slovakia Riják is primarily found in: Bratislava Region, where 25 percent reside, Košice Region, where 25 percent reside and Prešov Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rijak9363/
Rijk891,726/
Rijek80325/
Roják8048/
Ruják8047/
Rijik8043/
Riňák8019/
Rihák8014/
Riľák8010/
Rižák809/
Reják805/
Rizák805/
Raják802/
Rijáková7715/
Rajňák73112/
Hriňák73107/
Reijke7365/
Hricák7330/
Rizsák7330/
Reijak7316/
Rejňák739/
Raijak738/
Rajzák737/
Rijock733/
Rijoke732/
Rijjak732/
Ritjak731/
Rajsák731/
Hrižák731/
Hrizák731/
Hruják731/
Riek6779,311/
Riak6768,650/
Roik671,823/
Rajk671,614/
Raik671,210/
Reik67945/
Rjak67697/
Ruik6785/
Riok6728/
Rejk673/
Rijacks671/
Raijakh671/
Rojk671/

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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 Riják
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