Riqueta Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Riqueta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riqueta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel401:213,94120,390
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Riqueta (154) may also be a first name.

Riqueta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riqueta occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riqueta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Riqueta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Riqueta live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 740,891st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 154 people.

The last name Riqueta is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 213,941. In Israel it is most common in: Central District, where 35 percent reside, Haifa District, where 28 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 15 percent reside. Other than Israel this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 47 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riquetta9394/
Riqueto8699/
Requeta8669/
Riquita862/
Ruqueta861/
Riquetto80162/
Resqueta802/
Riquieto801/
Requieta801/
Rojqueta801/
Riketa7746/
Riceta771/
Requita71325/
Rekieta71243/
Rigueto71221/
Riquito71128/
Regueta7163/
Risqita7158/
Ricetta7138/
Rykieta7111/
Richeta7110/
Rizqita718/
Requeto713/
Rikeita711/
Ruquita711/
Requeistas711/
Rikeata711/
Rikieta711/
Riceata711/
Ricketa710/
Richetta67822/
Riguetto67245/
Requesto67205/
Resquita6749/
Raicheta677/
Rekkieta672/
Riccetta671/
Ruquetto671/
Requista671/
Riguetho671/
Richeeta671/
Ricketta671/

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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 Riqueta
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