Riemvis Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Riemvis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riemvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Riemvis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Riemvis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Riemvis is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Riemvis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riemvis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Riemvis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Riemvis reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 703,632. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 67 percent are found, Limburg, where 25 percent are found and Friesland, where 4 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rembis77295/
Rimbis771/
Renvis770/
Rembish71277/
Rijnvis71116/
Renvois712/
Ryembis711/
Rimbisz711/
Renvoise67452/
Rembisch6712/
Rembiś6289/
Rembes6215/
Rynvis6213/
Riembe622/
Riemwa621/
Rembiz621/
Rembysh5746/
Rembixz571/
Roumbis571/
Rienvech531/
Rajanvish501/
Rębis501/

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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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  • 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 Riemvis
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