Riquelme Surname

4,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Riquelme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riquelme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile69,6511:25344
Argentina19,7731:2,162281
Paraguay13,1641:550145
Spain7,0941:6,590818
Peru1,9721:16,1182,019
Brazil1,9701:108,6674,095
Mexico1,6271:76,2913,276
France1,1131:59,6798,032
Panama1,0081:3,881472
United States9381:386,41734,021
Ecuador2251:70,6935,426
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Cuba1431:80,5782,686
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Venezuela1101:274,5836,549
Australia831:325,24927,873
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Costa Rica481:99,5851,699
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
England341:1,638,76668,634
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Colombia281:1,706,21711,445
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Norway151:342,81932,589
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Puerto Rico141:253,5812,469
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Riquelme (7,652) may also be a first name.

Riquelme Last Name Facts

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

Riquelme is found in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riquelme? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,718th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,926 people. The last name Riquelme is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Riquelme live; 89 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 73,169th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 7,652 people.

This surname is most widely held in Chile, where it is borne by 69,651 people, or 1 in 253. In Chile it is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 40 percent reside, Bío Bío Region, where 23 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Chile Riquelme occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and Paraguay, where 11 percent reside.

Riquelme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riquelme surname are 36.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Riquelme earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.49% less than the national average, earning 188,632 kr per year; in Peru they earn 24.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,710 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.23% less than the national average, earning $17,655,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.39% less than the national average, earning $41,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.51% less than the national average, earning $38,996 CAD per year.

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