Riel Surname
Approximately 11,594 people bear this surname
Riel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 2,550 | 1:6,073 | 776 |
| United States | 2,511 | 1:144,348 | 14,936 |
| Canada | 2,022 | 1:18,222 | 2,577 |
| Philippines | 1,840 | 1:55,021 | 9,168 |
| Germany | 745 | 1:108,061 | 13,350 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Netherlands | 335 | 1:50,409 | 8,633 |
| Austria | 223 | 1:38,186 | 6,158 |
| Denmark | 174 | 1:32,441 | 3,361 |
| Haiti | 115 | 1:92,904 | 4,590 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 292 | 1:171,982 | 15,490 |
Riel (3,548) may also be a first name.
Riel Demographics
Average Riel Salary in
United States
$45,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Riel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Riel (Russian: Риэль) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Riel is the 44,802nd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 628,562 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 44 percent of Riel are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Riel is also the 118,976th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 3,548 people.
Riel is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 2,550 people, or 1 in 6,073. In Cambodia Riel is primarily found in: Siem Reap Province, where 13 percent live, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 10 percent live and Phnom Penh, where 9 percent live. Beside Cambodia this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.
Riel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Riel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Riel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Riel surname are 1.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.3% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Riel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $45,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% less than the national average, earning $44,488 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Riel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riel in the Russian language | ||
| Риэль | riel | - |
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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 Riel
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