van Riek Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
van Riek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van Riek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Riek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Riek is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of van Riek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Riek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname van Riek is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Riek are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Riek is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 331,121. In The Netherlands van Riek is mostly found in: South Holland, where 37 percent live, North Holland, where 33 percent live and Gelderland, where 27 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Rieke | 94 | 35 | / |
| van Rieck | 94 | 9 | / |
| van Rijk | 88 | 282 | / |
| van Reyk | 88 | 184 | / |
| van Reek | 88 | 143 | / |
| van Reck | 88 | 101 | / |
| van Raek | 88 | 31 | / |
| van Rick | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Reik | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Ryek | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Rijck | 82 | 14 | / |
| van Reesk | 82 | 7 | / |
| van Ricke | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Rijke | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Ryk | 80 | 35 | / |
| von Reik | 75 | 7 | / |
| Van-Reyk | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Rouk | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Rycke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Van-Rijck | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Riggs | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Rug | 67 | 6 | / |
| von Rex | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Ruc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Ric | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Rugh | 63 | 4 | / |
| von Ruck | 63 | 0 | / |
| Van-Rycke | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 van Riek
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