Riker Surname

93,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Riker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5821:79,1059,023
Brazil2691:795,81528,876
Germany841:958,39866,883
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
England131:4,286,005132,302
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4051:35,7434,238

Riker (136) may also be a first name.

Riker Last Name Facts

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

Riker (Russian: Рикер) occurs most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 93,582nd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,429,772 people. The last name Riker occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Riker reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Riker is also the 794,286th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 136 people.

The last name Riker is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 4,582 people, or 1 in 79,105. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Riker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riker last name increased 326 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Riker surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Riker surname are 21.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riker earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $45,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.21% less than the national average, earning $33,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ricker9113,887/
Rieker913,279/
Rikker91394/
Raiker91365/
Reiker91313/
Rijker91104/
Ridker9153/
Rikher9110/
Hriker912/
Ruiker911/
Rikcer911/
Roiker911/
Ritker911/
Rhiker910/
Rihker910/
Rikeer910/
Rikere910/
Riecker83838/
Rikhert83346/
Reicker83271/
Riekehr8379/
Richker8366/
Raikher8366/
Rickher8357/
Rittker8350/
Reisker8341/
Roikier8330/
Rikherd8320/
Riekher8318/
Raidker8312/
Rikeard836/
Reikher836/
Ruicker834/
Ridåker834/
Rickehr833/
Raikert833/
Riccker832/
Risåker832/
Raitker831/
Ricketr831/
Riszker831/
Roicker831/
Reijker831/
Rijkere831/
Rickear830/
Riskert830/
Rickier830/
Reker803,061/
Ryker801,306/
Räker80478/
Ricer80264/
Rikir80130/
Rikyr8033/
Ruker8021/
Riqer801/
Raikhert77161/
Rickertt7788/
Reikhert7739/
Reickerd7719/
Rijkheer775/
Ritckert774/
Rieckher774/
Rischker772/
Rieckehr771/
Rijckier771/
Richkert771/
Raikherh771/
Rithkerd771/
Rheikert770/
Rickkert770/
Reichker770/
Raickerd770/
Ruickert770/
Rucker7334,105/
Richer7321,339/
Rücker738,048/
Recker737,896/
Rekker73985/
Riquer73506/
Reeker73298/
Rheker73290/
Räcker73169/
Royker73139/
Rehker73138/
Reuker73120/
Redker73109/
Rukher7395/
Riccer7376/
Reaker7364/
Rayker7336/
Rekere7335/
Rykier7333/
Raicer7332/
Rűcker7332/
Rykker7316/
Rekier7313/
Rueker7310/
Rykerd7310/
Rukker738/
Hreker736/
Rycker735/
Rugker734/
Rysker733/
Rükert733/
Ryoker731/
Ruicer731/
Reicer731/
Ricejr731/
Rekher731/
Rätker731/
Rekeur731/
Rhyker730/
Rekeer730/
Retker730/
Rickerová7113/
Raikkhert711/
Rickheart710/
Reicher673,242/
Riquier672,168/
Ruecker671,085/
Requier671,063/
Ruquier67224/
Raicher67149/
Raykher67106/
Reucker67101/
Rykheer6780/
Ryckier6769/
Redkher6765/
Reckker6764/
Røikjær6762/
Rückher6753/
Roikjær6739/
Riqueur6738/
Reckerd6738/
Rhykerd6736/
Rettker6734/
Riskjær6727/
Rydåker6725/
Rhecker6717/
Reykher6716/
Rykhert6714/
Risquer6711/
Rekhert6710/
Riquert6710/
Rykkert679/
Hrekker679/
Retkher677/
Rykherd676/
Richeer674/
Raikhyr674/
Ruccker672/
Reecker672/
Richear672/
Riccher671/
Rajkher671/
Rukcker671/
Ruckier671/
Rhigcer671/
Ressker671/
Rikhair671/
Reekert671/
Riquere671/
Reikjær671/
Redåker671/
Reckier671/
Ricquer671/
Røikiær671/
Rukkear671/
Richerr671/
Ruckher670/
Rhykert670/
Ryckere670/
Rickirt670/
Reccker670/

Riker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riker in the Russian language
Рикерriker-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riker
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