Surname Rikel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rikel families are Croats (from Crikvenica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Crikvenica and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Rikel live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Rijeka (<5), Selce (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rikel (including: Richel , Rickel , Rickell , Rikhel , Riekel , Rikkel , Rykel , Rieckel and Ricell ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Rikel " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 70 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Germany. "Riekel " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number of people in the United States. "Rickel " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 90 in Cameroon , and some 60 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Damir Rikel, Igor Rikel, Dražen Rikel, Veselinka Rikel, Ana Rikel, Tomislav Rikel, Marija Rikel, Egidija Rikel, Vladimir Rikel, Zdravko Rikel, Lucas Rikel, Benedikt Rikel, Juraj Rikel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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