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

The surname Rieger is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rieger.

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

Rieger is the 10,677^th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 138,425 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Rieger are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754^th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 38 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 33,403 people, or 1 in 2,410. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent reside, Bavaria, where 25 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.

Rieger Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Rieger Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Rieger surname are 12.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.81% being registered with the 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.