Roeykens Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Roeykens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roeykens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Roeykens Last Name Facts

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

Roeykens occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roeykens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,551,568th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Roeykens live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 88,436. In Belgium Roeykens is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 53 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 28 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 19 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Senegal, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roekens93617/
Roeckens8850/
Roeskens8838/
Rykens8633/
Rekens868/
Rokens866/
Roukens80381/
Riekens8098/
Rockens8097/
Ruykens8064/
Reckens808/
Ryskens807/
Reikens806/
Reekens801/
Riokens801/
Reeskens75152/
Rieckens7544/
Reuskens7527/
Röeskens752/
Reijkens751/
Reickens750/
Rokins7163/
Rikens713/
Reijskens712/
Rykins711/
Recens711/
Rekins710/
Rijkens67427/
Rickens67253/
Rutkens6749/
Rockins6725/
Ritkens6720/
Reckins6718/
Redkins678/
Rookins672/
Ruckens672/
Ruskens672/
Raekins672/
Ruikens672/
Requens672/
Rechens671/
Rikensh671/
Raykins671/
Rikkens671/
Ryekins670/

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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
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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 Roeykens
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