Riese Surname
Approximately 8,194 people bear this surname
Riese Surname Definition:
(German) The large man; descendant of Riso (giant); one who came from Riess, in Germany.
Riese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,070 | 1:15,879 | 2,090 |
| United States | 1,692 | 1:214,219 | 20,887 |
| Iran | 747 | 1:102,788 | 9,987 |
| Brazil | 246 | 1:870,221 | 31,350 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 221 | 1:227,234 | 19,192 |
Riese (49) may also be a first name.
Riese Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The large man; descendant of Riso (giant); one who came from Riess, in Germany.
Riese Demographics
Average Riese Salary in
United States
$47,416 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Riese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riese Come From? nationality or country of origin
Riese occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riese? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 61,380th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 889,376 people. The last name Riese occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Riese reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 49 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,070 people, or 1 in 15,879. In Germany Riese is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Thuringia, where 16 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Iran, where 9 percent are found.
Riese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Riese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riese last name increased 766 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Riese Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Riese last name are 26.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Riese earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning 290,943 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 212.79% more than the national average, earning R 743,304 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $47,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $53,250 CAD per year.
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