Rilke Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rilke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rilke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2731:294,89230,449
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rilke (266) may also be a first name.

Rilke Last Name Facts

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

Rilke (Russian: Рильке) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rilke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 761,666th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Rilke reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 545,281st most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 266 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 294,892. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Serbia, where 5 percent are found.

Rilke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rilke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rilke surname expanded 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rilke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rilke last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Rilke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.77% more than the national average, earning $52,974 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rielke9146/
Rillke912/
Rilkey912/
Rilk89234/
Rlke891/
Rillcke8311/
Rülke80636/
Rölke80539/
Relke80213/
Rilka8057/
Rylke8053/
Rilki8028/
Rielk807/
Rleke802/
Rälke801/
Rilky801/
Rilck801/
Rilce801/
Rilks801/
Rlk753/
Roelke73700/
Röhlke73138/
Rülker73104/
Ruelke7380/
Rölker7361/
Röllke7352/
Rölcke7329/
Rühlke7325/
Rölkes7324/
Relkie7314/
Reulke7314/
Rülcke738/
Relkey734/
Rleker733/
Ryllke732/
Rüllke732/
Rilche731/
Raelke730/
Relk6795/
Rlka6783/
Roelcke6773/
Roehlke6755/
Roellke6752/
Roelkey6752/
Rilková6743/
Rilkova6734/
Rülcker6733/
Röhlcke6723/
Rülk6710/
Riglick676/
Rlky672/
Rlkp672/
Rylk672/
Rilg672/
Rlecker671/
Rlqe671/
Rlkx671/
Rlkk671/
Rlkg671/
Rhelker671/
Rleq671/
Rleg671/
Rlgk671/
Ruelkke671/
Rrlk671/

Rilke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rilke in the Russian language
Рилькеrilke-

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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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  • 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 Rilke
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