Rinquist Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rinquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rinquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Rinquist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rinquist is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rinquist.

How Common Is The Last Name Rinquist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rinquist is the 3,274,477th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Rinquist reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Rinquist is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Rinquist is most common in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Rinquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rinquist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rinquist surname decreased 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rinquist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rinquist earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning R 240,228 per year; in United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.58% more than the national average, earning $60,901 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rinquist
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