Rikala

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from the Germanic (Old High German) name Rika, Ricco, Riko, Rikko (Rīcohard), or from vernacular forms of Fredrik, Eerik +‎ -la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrikɑlɑ/, [ˈrikɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikɑlɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ri‧ka‧la

Proper noun

Rikala

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Rikala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Rikala	Rikalat
genitive		Rikalan	Rikaloiden Rikaloitten
partitive		Rikalaa	Rikaloita
illative		Rikalaan	Rikaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rikala	Rikalat
accusative	nom.	Rikala	Rikalat
	gen.	Rikalan
genitive		Rikalan	Rikaloiden Rikaloitten Rikalain rare
partitive		Rikalaa	Rikaloita
inessive		Rikalassa	Rikaloissa
elative		Rikalasta	Rikaloista
illative		Rikalaan	Rikaloihin
adessive		Rikalalla	Rikaloilla
ablative		Rikalalta	Rikaloilta
allative		Rikalalle	Rikaloille
essive		Rikalana	Rikaloina
translative		Rikalaksi	Rikaloiksi
abessive		Rikalatta	Rikaloitta
instructive		—	Rikaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rikala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rikalani Rikalani accusative nom. Rikalani Rikalani gen. Rikalani genitive Rikalani Rikaloideni Rikaloitteni Rikalaini rare partitive Rikalaani Rikaloitani inessive Rikalassani Rikaloissani elative Rikalastani Rikaloistani illative Rikalaani Rikaloihini adessive Rikalallani Rikaloillani ablative Rikalaltani Rikaloiltani allative Rikalalleni Rikaloilleni essive Rikalanani Rikaloinani translative Rikalakseni Rikaloikseni abessive Rikalattani Rikaloittani instructive — — comitative — Rikaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rikalasi Rikalasi accusative nom. Rikalasi Rikalasi gen. Rikalasi genitive Rikalasi Rikaloidesi Rikaloittesi Rikalaisi rare partitive Rikalaasi Rikaloitasi inessive Rikalassasi Rikaloissasi elative Rikalastasi Rikaloistasi illative Rikalaasi Rikaloihisi adessive Rikalallasi Rikaloillasi ablative Rikalaltasi Rikaloiltasi allative Rikalallesi Rikaloillesi essive Rikalanasi Rikaloinasi translative Rikalaksesi Rikaloiksesi abessive Rikalattasi Rikaloittasi instructive — — comitative — Rikaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rikalamme Rikalamme accusative nom. Rikalamme Rikalamme gen. Rikalamme genitive Rikalamme Rikaloidemme Rikaloittemme Rikalaimme rare partitive Rikalaamme Rikaloitamme inessive Rikalassamme Rikaloissamme elative Rikalastamme Rikaloistamme illative Rikalaamme Rikaloihimme adessive Rikalallamme Rikaloillamme ablative Rikalaltamme Rikaloiltamme allative Rikalallemme Rikaloillemme essive Rikalanamme Rikaloinamme translative Rikalaksemme Rikaloiksemme abessive Rikalattamme Rikaloittamme instructive — — comitative — Rikaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rikalanne Rikalanne accusative nom. Rikalanne Rikalanne gen. Rikalanne genitive Rikalanne Rikaloidenne Rikaloittenne Rikalainne rare partitive Rikalaanne Rikaloitanne inessive Rikalassanne Rikaloissanne elative Rikalastanne Rikaloistanne illative Rikalaanne Rikaloihinne adessive Rikalallanne Rikaloillanne ablative Rikalaltanne Rikaloiltanne allative Rikalallenne Rikaloillenne essive Rikalananne Rikaloinanne translative Rikalaksenne Rikaloiksenne abessive Rikalattanne Rikaloittanne instructive — — comitative — Rikaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rikalansa Rikalansa accusative nom. Rikalansa Rikalansa gen. Rikalansa genitive Rikalansa Rikaloidensa Rikaloittensa Rikalainsa rare partitive Rikalaansa Rikaloitaan Rikaloitansa inessive Rikalassaan Rikalassansa Rikaloissaan Rikaloissansa elative Rikalastaan Rikalastansa Rikaloistaan Rikaloistansa illative Rikalaansa Rikaloihinsa adessive Rikalallaan Rikalallansa Rikaloillaan Rikaloillansa ablative Rikalaltaan Rikalaltansa Rikaloiltaan Rikaloiltansa allative Rikalalleen Rikalallensa Rikaloilleen Rikaloillensa essive Rikalanaan Rikalanansa Rikaloinaan Rikaloinansa translative Rikalakseen Rikalaksensa Rikaloikseen Rikaloiksensa abessive Rikalattaan Rikalattansa Rikaloittaan Rikaloittansa instructive — — comitative — Rikaloineen Rikaloinensa

Statistics

• Rikala is the 2654^th (tied with 6 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 300 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.