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

Rieger is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 10,677^th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 138,425 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Rieger live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe. Rieger is also the 1,662,754^th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 38 people.

The last name Rieger is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 33,403 people, or 1 in 2,410. In Germany Rieger is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent reside, Bavaria, where 25 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rieger last name 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.