di Risi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

di 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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di Risi Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy41:15,289,172132,955

di 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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