Riese Surname

61,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riese Surname Definition:

(German) The large man; descendant of Riso (giant); one who came from Riess, in Germany.

Riese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0701:15,8792,090
United States1,6921:214,21920,887
Iran7471:102,7889,987
Brazil2461:870,22131,350
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
England281:1,989,93178,001
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Austria191:448,18144,644
France121:5,535,227269,324
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Finland91:610,74534,002
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieser915,771/
Riesse913/
Riiese912/
Rieise912/
Raiese911/
Rieese911/
Riesei911/
Reiese911/
Riehse911/
Rieshe910/
Riesee910/
Riesez910/
Ries8932,586/
Rise896,261/
Rese891,029/
Riesett83202/
Riesser83191/
Riesche83132/
Rieszer8326/
Raiesse835/
Riesher831/
Riesseh830/
Riessea830/
Reese80108,231/
Risse809,565/
Riess806,817/
Riser803,482/
Riise802,877/
Rehse802,622/
Reser802,400/
Roese802,204/
Riege801,882/
Reise801,874/
Resse801,339/
Reuse801,045/
Rease80916/
Riesz80576/
Resep80501/
Raise80500/
Ruise80487/
Resce80396/
Raese80318/
Røise80289/
Riesi80262/
Roise80204/
Ritse80172/
Rises80149/
Reses80112/
Riesa80101/
Reset80100/
Riose8088/
Riest8074/
Ruese8070/
Reshe8062/
Risey8054/
Rixse8054/
Riset8052/
Resei8045/
Rigee8043/
Riges8038/
Rieße8037/
Resea8035/
Rices8030/
Reyse8027/
Rised8027/
Ricee8025/
Risep8025/
Rhese8024/
Redse8023/
Riesh8023/
Resze8019/
Riseh8018/
Resee8014/
Rejse8014/
Riece8013/
Risea8013/
Riets8011/
Risez8010/
Risee809/
Retse809/
Resez807/
Rijes806/
Rizes806/
Reseh805/
Resed805/
Riesy804/
Rieze803/
Riees803/
Rieds802/
Rieis802/
Resey802/
Resge802/
Rihse802/
Risei802/
Riyse801/
Resøe801/
Rieje801/
Rhise801/
Reseu801/
Róise801/
Rijse801/
Rhies800/
Ryise800/
Rioes800/
Riescher77196/
Rietsche7790/
Riessett772/
Hrieshie771/
Reiesche770/
Rijesher770/
Rieger7352,646/
Reiser7322,491/
Riches7311,803/
Reshed735,356/
Reeser734,224/
Risser734,098/
Raiser732,738/
Riesch731,381/
Rieche731,334/
Reaser731,103/
Ridges73797/
Reuser73782/
Reesee73764/
Raices73557/
Resser73460/
Redsea73458/
Reisse73419/
Riiser73389/
Reusse73353/
Reyser73333/
Resech73304/
Raisse73263/
Reshet73257/
Rizeeh73242/
Roiser73232/
Reesey73231/
Roisse73230/
Richee73216/
Resche73178/
Raisey73155/
Hrisse73136/
Resset73132/
Raehse73131/
Royese73127/
Reizes73118/
Rissei73103/
Raizes73100/
Reszeć73100/
Raisei7389/
Rijser7386/
Reeise7377/
Rijesh7373/
Reasey7371/
Reshes7355/
Reiset7355/
Reices7354/
Retser7352/
Ritsee7352/
Risset7350/
Rhisse7350/
Resses7343/
Risech7338/
Reises7335/
Rigets7333/
Retshe7331/
Resetz7330/
Roehse7330/
Rheese7328/
Roiges7328/
Reeseh7328/
Raises7327/
Rhoese7325/
Reszet7325/
Riegis7325/
Roizes7324/
Rayise7323/
Raiesi7322/
Rishee7322/
Rießer7322/
Riyesa7320/
Reiges7320/
Rhaese7319/
Reijse7317/
Resett7317/
Rissey7316/
Rieges7316/
Reasee7315/
Reeses7314/
Reshey7314/
Rayies7314/
Ritser7314/
Raijee7313/
Reshea7313/
Risseh7311/
Raised7310/
Reshee739/
Reyies739/
Reesse738/
Reihse738/
Ruesse737/
Reutse737/
Rajese737/
Royise737/
Rishes737/
Resges737/
Ruesee737/
Raiesa736/
Rijase736/
Raaies736/
Reyset736/
Resher735/
Raiyes735/
Reszes735/
Ridsee735/
Reyese734/
Rieshi734/
Reiseh734/
Reyase734/
Rieces734/
Reesei734/
Risses734/
Riezer734/
Riggee734/
Raisee733/
Rietje733/
Rizest733/
Rasiee733/
Roesse733/
Reijes733/
Reiseu733/
Resehy733/
Reushe732/
Hriseu732/
Roeseh732/
Reesce732/
Reeshe732/
Rescer732/
Resess732/
Ruesge732/
Ruiser732/
Raiseh732/
Raizee732/
Reiyes732/
Riyase732/
Reseed732/
Resets732/
Riessi732/
Riseid732/
Reyise732/
Rouese731/
Resger731/
Reshei731/
Rezser731/
Ricesr731/
Reisey731/
Rejose731/
Riecer731/
Riegie731/
Riesht731/
Riezes731/
Rijees731/
Roesey731/
Roeshe731/
Risehe731/
Rissed731/
Reseer731/
Reusea731/
Rehies731/
Reehse731/
Ressce731/
Retsep731/
Reszer731/
Riosse731/
Risges731/
Riessz731/
Rijsse731/
Rezies731/
Reysey731/
Resheh731/
Reshez731/
Rizeez731/
Raesee731/
Roises731/
Ruices731/
Reisee731/
Reiesi731/
Riedje731/
Rheshe731/
Reshep731/
Reetse731/
Riyose731/
Rujies731/
Reaise731/
Ressei731/
Resces731/
Retsee731/
Rizesh731/
Risett730/
Ridset730/
Reeese730/
Riesha730/
Reaies730/
Rixsey730/
Ressee730/
Ressey730/
Reased730/
Raisez730/
Riejer730/
Reayse730/
Ryesse730/
Roisey730/
Rehser730/
Rresee730/
Reasse730/
Ryeses730/
Rieece730/
Retsey730/
Raaise730/
Reuset730/
Rieace730/
Rissee730/
Raiges730/
Rissea730/
Roisee730/
Ressep730/
Rizeer730/
Ruisey730/
Resesh730/
Rrease730/
Resseu730/
Rietscher7163/
Rietschey7113/
Rietschei711/
Rice67242,290/
Risi6710,212/
Rege678,256/
Risa676,741/
Ruse676,466/
Riis675,566/
Resa675,004/
Rase674,860/
Resi674,822/
Reusser672,546/
Reisser671,558/
Rietsch671,440/
Reze671,249/
Rece67817/
Reusche67711/
Resheed67590/
Reje67545/
Riße67455/
Rize67439/
Riez67421/
Riys67397/
Rixe67376/
Rige67355/
Rejasse67267/
Rescher67237/
Ruesche67229/
Ryes67188/
Rije67168/
Reysset67167/
Rexe67162/
Riecher67109/
Rousies67102/
Rieches6791/
Reçe6790/
Riesová6785/
Risy6777/
Reiches6772/
Resszer6763/
Raitses6762/
Räse6761/
Rissech6755/
Rajiesh6742/
Resy6740/
Riechey6740/
Riex6740/
Räis6738/
Reysher6729/
Ryse6729/
Ritches6728/
Resseth6728/
Richest6724/
Reuszer6724/
Resches6724/
Ressett6722/
Rieschi6721/
Risheed6720/
Raissez6719/
Rayesse6717/
Riedger6717/
Reysser6716/
Rajeshe6714/
Røiseth6713/
Ruigies6711/
Roisset679/
Reesher679/
Resheph679/
Reseach678/
Rüse678/
Raicies677/
Rehsche677/
Reihser676/
Rehsies676/
Hroiser676/
Rijeesh675/
Ruisech675/
Hrieche675/
Rejiehs675/
Raiesha675/
Ryis675/
Reyaset675/
Richeer674/
Riyeche674/
Raisser674/
Reţe674/
Riezetz674/
Reggies674/
Rouesse674/
Richess673/
Rissett673/
Reiseer673/
Rjes673/
Reshead673/
Riyosei673/
Rehseed673/
Riyaset673/
Risè673/
Risé673/
Riès673/
Reisset673/
Hreiser673/
Raitser673/
Ritchee672/
Roesche672/
Ricedds672/
Resscer672/
Reidser672/
Reigies672/
Riescha672/
Hresser672/
Reashed672/
Reaseed672/
Reés672/
Reytser672/
Riše672/
Hriesić672/
Raiseed672/
Rges672/
Ricetts671/
Reusher671/
Raiceis671/
Raiseph671/
Raiysee671/
Reschey671/
Reseich671/
Resheid671/
Reascer671/
Reeseey671/
Reesesr671/
Reheshe671/
Reisett671/
Rejiesh671/
Riezzie671/
Reyeses671/
Reyshea671/
Rayeese671/
Rayiesh671/
Hrisseh671/
D'Risse671/
Richets671/
Raisies671/
Raissey671/
Rayisse671/
Reijser671/
Rettser671/
Reyasse671/
Riejasi671/
Riesova671/
Rihessa671/
Roigies671/
Rzeszej671/
D'Reese671/
Risehie671/
Riezgis671/
Rieyies671/
Rhetshe671/
Rujiset671/
Reisses671/
Raiiser671/
Rjis671/
Risheey671/
Hreuseh671/
Reasher670/
Ridgets670/
Richeis670/
Reasser670/
Rouhies670/
Riegetz670/
Rheiser670/
Rissedt670/
Riegett670/
Reessee670/
Reashey670/
Reahser670/
Resshey670/
Rietche670/
Ryessee670/
Reheise670/
Reeserr670/
Roigest670/
Reusett670/
Reddser670/
Rigetts670/
Rheusee670/
Rrieger670/

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