Raissig Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Raissig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raissig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Raissig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raissig occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raissig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raissig is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Raissig are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 821,292. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 80 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 10 percent are found and Republic and Canton of Ticino, where 10 percent are found. Beside Switzerland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raisig92156/
Rassig922/
Rissig921/
Reissig861,657/
Riessig861/
Rasig83136/
Risig831/
Raisseix803/
Reisig771,876/
Rissik77196/
Rishig77183/
Rassiq7762/
Raasig7714/
Raißig7714/
Raisic7713/
Ritsig779/
Ressig777/
Rassik776/
Raisik775/
Rasigh773/
Raysig772/
Risigh771/
Raesig771/
Rassic771/
Rasieg771/
Rashig771/
Riesig771/
Reasig771/
Raicig771/
Rijsig771/
Rayasig71537/
Rassikh71205/
Rissiek71170/
Rhassik71137/
Raschig71133/
Reissigová7148/
Rauszig7135/
Roessig7129/
Radtsig7123/
Rajasig7111/
Rauscig719/
Reisuig719/
Reihsig717/
Reiszig717/
Rehasig716/
Rissick715/
Raisikh714/
Raisick714/
Raizigh714/
Rashigh712/
Hrisigh711/
Rajesig711/
Roussig711/
Reissiq711/
Rashigs711/
Rassick711/
Rassikk711/
Raysigh711/
Riyasig711/
Reyssig711/
Rassegh711/
Rassiqe711/
Reyasig711/
Ressigh710/
Riseigh710/
Razig677,384/
Rizig673,376/
Rasik672,289/
Rasic671,187/
Resig67178/
Racig67176/
Rasiq67154/
Risik67114/
Reischig6766/
Risic6720/
Raysseix678/
Rayasieg676/
Riseg675/
Ressigue670/

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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
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  • 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 Raissig
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