de Risi Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

de Risi Surname User-submission:

It is a patronymic surname, which comes from de or di, meaning 'son of', and the Germanic name Riso (Risonis).

The surname de Riso is specific to the Caserta area, the Neapolitan dialect and the Salerno area.

De Risi is specific to the Campania area between Naples and Salerno with a significant strain even in the Caserta area.

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de Risi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,0571:57,85910,362
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England101:5,571,806158,774
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

de Risi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a patronymic surname, which comes from de or di, meaning 'son of', and the Germanic name Riso (Risonis).

The surname de Riso is specific to the Caserta area, the Neapolitan dialect and the Salerno area.

De Risi is specific to the Campania area between Naples and Salerno with a significant strain even in the Caserta area.

Derisi and Deriso, almost unique, should be the product of transcription errors of the previous ones.

Diriso is practically unique.

Di Risi, extremely rare, is from the Avellino area.

Di Riso, still from Campania, is specific to the Neapolitan and Salerno areas.

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de Risi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Risi Come From? nationality or country of origin

de Risi occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Risi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 314,252nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of de Risi reside; 88 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The last name de Risi is most frequently held in Italy, where it is borne by 1,057 people, or 1 in 57,859. In Italy de Risi is mostly found in: Campania, where 66 percent live, Piedmont, where 10 percent live and Lazio, where 8 percent live. Other than Italy this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

de Risi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Risi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.25% more than the national average, earning €45,421 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning R 208,296 per year; in United States they earn 41.71% more than the national average, earning $61,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning $42,547 CAD per year.

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