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 held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name Riks is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Riks reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Riks is also the 624,169th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 210 people.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 1,087,912. In Germany it is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 47 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found.

Riks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Riks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riks last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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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