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Where Does The Last Name Rieger Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rieger is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rieger? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 10,677^th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 138,425 people. The last name Rieger is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Rieger reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754^th most common first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 33,403 people, or 1 in 2,410. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent are found, Bavaria, where 25 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

Rieger Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rieger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rieger surname rose 1,408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rieger Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Rieger are 12.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rieger earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning 318,111 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning R 244,044 per year; in United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $51,574 CAD per year.