Rinkis Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Rinkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rinkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1411:14,5392,154
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Riņķis (1) are calculated separately.

Rinkis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rinkis (Russian: Ринкис) occurs most in Latvia. It may also occur as a variant: Riņķis. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rinkis? popularity and diffusion

Rinkis is the 1,385,851st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Rinkis is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Rinkis are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Latvia, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 14,539. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 89 percent live, Latgale, where 6 percent live and Vidzeme, where 3 percent live. Outside of Latvia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Rinkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rinkis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rinkis last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riņķis891/
Rinkes83654/
Renkis8324/
Rimkis8315/
Rincis833/
Rinkys831/
Rynkis831/
Ringkuisp802/
Rinckes7736/
Rengkis7726/
Rinkesh7726/
Rinquis771/
Renkies771/
Rinquist7136/
Renkes67610/
Ringquist67545/
Rencis6798/
Renkys6732/
Rinkquest677/
Rinkesová677/
Rynkys676/
Rinces673/
Remkis673/
Renķis671/
Renkés671/
Renkiś671/
Rimkes671/

Rinkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rinkis in the Russian language
Ринкисrinkis-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Rinkis
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