View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Ryke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ryke (Russian: Рыке) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Rýke. Click here for further potential spellings of Ryke.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ryke is the 726,304^th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The last name Ryke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Ryke reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ryke is also the 807,735^th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 132 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 316,829. In South Africa Ryke is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 77 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Ryke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ryke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ryke last name increased 1,422 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ryke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Ryke surname are 46.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ryke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.24% more than the national average, earning R 456,840 per year and in United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.