Riks Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Riks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Estonia351:37,7667,217
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Latvia61:341,67426,199
India51:153,413,076951,030
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Riks (210) may also be a first name.

Riks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riks (Hindi: रिक्स, Russian: Рикс) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riks is the 1,025,894th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Riks reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 624,169th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 210 people.

The last name Riks is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 1,087,912. In Germany Riks is most prevalent in: Thuringia, where 47 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 18 percent live.

Riks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Riks last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Riks are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Riks earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ricks8926,838/
Rijks891,131/
Rieks89934/
Rikse8954/
Raiks897/
Rikås896/
Roiks894/
Reiks893/
Riksh893/
Rikst891/
Ridks891/
Rikss891/
Rigks891/
Raikes801,795/
Reicks80925/
Rijkse80481/
Riecks80400/
Ruikes80214/
Rijkes80184/
Rikshe80131/
Reikes8089/
Rijcks8040/
Roikes808/
Raicks804/
Rickss803/
Rickks802/
Raisks802/
Rickst800/
Rricks800/
Reks75926/
Ryks75677/
Ruks75670/
Rigs7554/
Rixs752/
Rikx751/
Rikz751/
Raikesh734/
D'Ricks732/
Raikess731/
Reickes731/
Riksova731/
Riggs6750,950/
Ricse672,967/
Rucks672,562/
Reeks671,793/
Rykse67209/
Recks67167/
Rijkx6784/
Richs6765/
Rekst6765/
Reaks6758/
Rixse6754/
Rykes6753/
Rycks6720/
Rajks678/
Hrics677/
Rigss676/
Ruksh674/
Rukhs674/
Rekse674/
Reigs673/
Riegs673/
Raiqs671/
Rekks671/
Rayks671/
Raigs671/
Rykhs671/
Riccs671/
Rekhs671/
Reksh671/
Riocs671/
Riqqs671/
Rixxs671/
Ricss670/
Rigst670/
Resks670/
Rueks670/

Riks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riks in the Hindi language
रिक्सriksa-
Riks in the Russian language
Риксriks-

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