Reiersen Surname

291,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Reiersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reiersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,0031:5,127485
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Denmark291:194,64516,083
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Reiersen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reiersen is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reiersen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Reiersen is the 291,587th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,554,532 people. The surname Reiersen is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Reiersen live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 1,003 people, or 1 in 5,127. In Norway Reiersen is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 49 percent reside, Western Norway, where 23 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 15 percent reside. Other than Norway this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Reiersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reiersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Reiersen surname grew 4,083 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reiersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reiersen last name are 22.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Reiersen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning 351,942 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riersen936/
Reirsen933/
Reierson881,520/
Reyersen8821/
Riersn861/
Reiersson824/
Rierson801,264/
Roersen8068/
Reirson8055/
Ryersen8019/
Reerson805/
Ruersen800/
Reyerson75289/
Riersoon751/
Rejerson750/
Roehrsen750/
Reiarson750/
Rauierson711/
Reyeerson711/
Ryerson673,672/
Rearson6733/
Roerson675/
Rairson672/
Reardsn671/
Ryersin670/
Ruerson670/
Hreiðarsson63171/
Roehrson632/
Rógerson631/
Rierzina630/
Rouerson630/
Royerson630/
Roggerson5919/
Rearcon531/
Raurson530/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Reiersen
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