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

Rieger occurs most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Rieger is the 10,677^th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 138,425 people. It occurs mostly 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 first name in the world, held by 38 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 33,403 people, or 1 in 2,410. In Germany Rieger is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent are found, Bavaria, where 25 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rieger last name 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 bearing the Rieger last name are 12.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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.