Riques Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Riques Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riques Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru751:423,78813,173
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Riques (11) may also be a first name.

Riques Last Name Facts

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

Riques is borne by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riques? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Riques are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 66 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The last name Riques is most frequently used in Peru, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 423,788. In Peru Riques is most common in: Lima Province, where 75 percent live, Lima Region, where 19 percent live and Áncash Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Peru Riques occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 27 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Riques Last Name Statistics demography

Riques earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 54.15% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risques92177/
Rizques923/
Ricques921/
Raiques921/
Rique912,110/
Riquet832,400/
Riquez83906/
Reques83729/
Riquer83506/
Ricque83323/
Rigues83191/
Risque83126/
Raique8331/
Riquis8315/
Rizque8311/
Ruques837/
Riqese836/
Riquea832/
Ruique831/
Rioque831/
Rieque831/
Riquie831/
Request778,120/
Risquez772,393/
Riquett77999/
Risquet77338/
Rizquez77239/
Riqueth77138/
Riquois7789/
Requies7761/
Requets7711/
Risquer7711/
Ricquet7710/
Riquiez775/
Resques773/
Ricquez773/
Rizquet772/
Rioquei771/
Righues771/
Roigues771/
Riquetz771/
Ricquer771/
Rikuese771/
Rioquez770/
Reque735,035/
Rukes73732/
Rikes73175/
Rigue73153/
Raiqe7358/
Rices7330/
Riqui7320/
Riqué7320/
Rizqe735/
Riqer731/
Ríque731/
Ricue731/
Riqie731/
Redquest7161/
Ruizquez715/
Reigueis711/
Ricquieh710/
Riches6711,803/
Raikes671,795/
Rickes67846/
Reuque67821/
Requez67816/
Requis67766/
Ruckes67573/
Raices67557/
Requet67496/
Rizqui67311/
Resque67219/
Ruikes67214/
Riguis67213/
Rijkes67184/
Riekes67140/
Requer67109/
Regues67104/
Reikes6789/
Riguez6764/
Reices6754/
Rikesh6747/
Raigue6746/
Rikese6745/
Rukesh6733/
Rikess6730/
Ritkes6724/
Rukwes6721/
Riquiz6717/
Reukes6712/
Requea679/
Raiqeu679/
Roikes678/
Reigue678/
Rekies676/
Rekues675/
Rzigue675/
Riquit674/
Requey673/
Ridkes672/
Riscue672/
Requie672/
Risqui672/
Risqué672/
Réquer672/
Rikets672/
Rajque671/
Recues671/
Rikeds671/
Riokes671/
Risqet671/
Risgue671/
Riguey671/
Rihgue671/
Riquic671/
Riquij671/
Rizqee671/
Ríquez671/
Ruices671/
Ruquez671/
Rziqui671/
Rukees671/
Riekis671/
Ricqie671/

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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 Riques
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