View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Ryke (Russian: Рыке) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Rýke. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Ryke is the 726,304^th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname Ryke is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Ryke live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ryke is also the 807,735^th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 132 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 316,829. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 77 percent live, Gauteng, where 12 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Ryke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ryke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ryke last name grew 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 Republicans than the national average, with 93.75% being 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.