Rikander Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Rikander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rikander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland151:366,44725,366
Sweden131:757,44356,422

Rikander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rikander occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rikander? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rikander reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Rikander is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 366,447. In Finland Rikander is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 67 percent are found, Tavastia Proper, where 20 percent are found and Central Finland, where 7 percent are found. Besides Finland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 46 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rickander946/
Rikande9332/
Rekander8826/
Rekandher821/
Rikanda8041/
Rekande805/
Rikandi804/
Rikonde802/
Rekhande752/
Riokandi751/
Reukande751/
Reikhandi7123/
Reykandeh713/
Rikonda67182/
Ricanda6741/
Recande671/
Rekanda671/
Rekandi671/
Risconde631/
Recandes631/
Rekandha631/
Recandez631/
Ruikounda591/
Riconda53188/
Reconde53123/
Recanda5334/
Rekonda5320/
Rajkonda5088/
Resconde5044/
Rexconde503/
Raykonda502/
Riconday501/
Recandiz501/

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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
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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 Rikander
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