Riesen Surname

100,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Riesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,5851:3,177417
United States9301:389,74134,252
Germany6521:123,47515,089
Israel1531:55,9327,235
France871:763,48093,619
Canada711:518,95243,932
Australia641:421,80833,593
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Panama131:300,9437,078
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
England111:5,065,278148,650
Finland101:549,67032,186
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Riesen (31) may also be a first name.

Riesen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riesen occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riesen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 100,704th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,554,179 people. Riesen occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Riesen reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 31 people.

The last name Riesen is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 2,585 people, or 1 in 3,177. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 50 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 6 percent live. Not including Switzerland Riesen is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Riesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riesen last name expanded 1,632 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Riesen are 27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riesen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riessen92650/
Rieszen921/
Riesgen920/
Rieshen920/
Risen911,668/
Resen91514/
Rieen9118/
Rieschen861/
Reisen831,591/
Roesen83452/
Rissen83422/
Reusen83311/
Reysen83222/
Riseng83209/
Riegen83205/
Raisen83196/
Ruesen83159/
Roisen83152/
Risien83103/
Reesen8399/
Ressen8391/
Reseng8376/
Rießen8363/
Rieson8357/
Rehsen8349/
Raesen8346/
Riscen8345/
Risøen8331/
Risoen8329/
Rishen8327/
Ritsen8325/
Riisen8321/
Reshen8320/
Riezen8319/
Resent8319/
Reasen8319/
Risent8313/
Resend8311/
Ruisen836/
Retsen834/
Reseen834/
Riseen834/
Rexsen834/
Resenk832/
Redsen832/
Riehen832/
Rieten831/
Risaen831/
Riesin831/
Ridsen831/
Riheen831/
Rixsen830/
Rhisen830/
Riesan830/
Rien801,325/
Risn805/
Resn802/
Ruissen77466/
Riesing77185/
Roessen77161/
Rischen77158/
Rijssen77153/
Reissen77127/
Riisøen7771/
Reisgen7759/
Risåsen7752/
Reihsen7751/
Reschen7741/
Rissien7729/
Raessen7724/
Reijsen7721/
Raissen7719/
Røiseng7718/
Riechen7714/
Ressent7713/
Reysenn7712/
Ruehsen7711/
Risheen779/
Reitsen779/
Resseng776/
Ruijsen776/
Raitsen776/
Reeseon776/
Hresent775/
Ruessen775/
Rijszen774/
Ritjeen774/
Riegent772/
Reushen771/
Reytsen771/
Raisaen771/
Ruishen771/
Reessen771/
Reieson771/
Reyshen771/
Rissent771/
Reiseng771/
Rietson771/
Raisene771/
Ressend771/
Reyssen771/
Reseeng771/
Reeshen771/
Raisent771/
Riaheen771/
Hreisen771/
Rieason770/
Riesson770/
Riessan770/
Reutsen770/
Risan735,980/
Rusen732,253/
Regen732,068/
Rixen731,673/
Rison731,563/
Riehn731,063/
Reson731,011/
Resin73923/
Risin73786/
Resan73495/
Rizen73409/
Rihen73386/
Rigen73260/
Rieng73146/
Rexen73132/
Rhien73111/
Riene73110/
Risén73104/
Resem73102/
Rehen7395/
Rijen7394/
Rezen7393/
Resne7387/
Režen7383/
Recen7366/
Rüsen7344/
Riend7343/
Rejen7340/
Resán7340/
Risem7334/
Rysen7325/
Ricen7317/
Resyn7316/
Resén7312/
Rishn7311/
Rient739/
Raisn738/
Rjeen737/
Rißen737/
Rzeen736/
Reehn733/
Reisn732/
Røien732/
Reasn731/
Risng731/
Hrisn731/
Hrien731/
Risön731/
Räsen731/
Rienn731/
Riein731/
Rescn731/
Risyn731/
Rrien730/
Reetseng71268/
Roeschen71102/
Raisenne7150/
Reyssent7145/
Rietschoten7135/
Reissent7135/
Reitseng7128/
Raitseng7122/
Reuschen7116/
Risaasen716/
Raiesian713/
Raeschen712/
Reschoen711/
Riehasan711/
Reehasen711/
Resengue711/
Raishene711/
Rithjeen711/
Riessing710/
Reheisen710/
Rishan679,634/
Raison676,404/
Reason675,814/
Rising674,379/
Ritson674,200/
Regent673,931/
Reshan672,058/
Redson671,786/
Raisin671,613/
Roisin671,544/
Risson671,398/
Reeson671,190/
Resing671,107/
Resian67915/
Riggen67797/
Resane67720/
Risong67624/
Richen67514/
Russen67392/
Raizen67386/
Rixson67380/
Roijen67351/
Reagen67345/
Ryssen67311/
Risanh67305/
Ruysen67290/
Reyson67282/
Riečan67277/
Roizen67249/
Reisin67247/
Retson67226/
Ressem67226/
Ressin67211/
Ridson67208/
Ruusen67208/
Raisan67200/
Regien67195/
Redgen67152/
Risang67148/
Reizen67145/
Rissin67131/
Reshin67116/
Rienth67114/
Ritsin67108/
Rishin67105/
Ridgen67100/
Rechen6792/
Resson6788/
Roison6783/
Rishon6780/
Rietschin6778/
Ritgen6771/
Resant6761/
Roysen6760/
Hresan6750/
Rissan6749/
Rexson6749/
Reegen6747/
Raesin6746/
Ruisan6746/
Reezan6745/
Reisem6740/
Reißen6736/
Ryeson6735/
Ridsan6735/
Roisan6735/
Rousen6734/
Røijen6733/
Raysen6733/
Reison6730/
Resong6730/
Ruhsen6729/
Rühsen6729/
Regend6728/
Reijen6728/
Reisan6728/
Risgin6727/
Risjan6727/
Røysen6727/
Riisem6724/
Regeng6724/
Rausen6724/
Risian6724/
Rihene6724/
Rijhen6723/
Reheissen6723/
Resang6722/
Resyna6722/
Resjan6720/
Ryhsen6720/
Rizzen6718/
Ritsan6718/
Raigen6717/
Raiyen6717/
Recent6717/
Geerissen6717/
Reyzen6716/
Rienne6716/
Rigeng6715/
Recend6714/
Rissem6713/
Rihsan6713/
Rhusen6713/
Rijeng6712/
Reigen6712/
Ressan6712/
Ruison6712/
Resanh6711/
Reicen6710/
Raesan6710/
Rojsen6710/
Risyon679/
Ryshen679/
Rehsan679/
Reesan679/
Riesom679/
Redsan678/
Rissén678/
Hreesn678/
Reysan677/
Resoun677/
Reeshn677/
Reshon676/
Raishn676/
Resion676/
Rescem676/
Rihhen676/
Riheng675/
Ruigen675/
Rigent675/
Rizent675/
Raisem675/
Rizaen674/
Rayien674/
Risaan674/
Reggen674/
Resien674/
Reasan674/
Hrisan674/
Resand674/
Riheem674/
Rezuen674/
Reshyn674/
Ressyn674/
Hrusen673/
Resann673/
Rajien673/
Rejgen673/
Roesin673/
Hreson672/
Rezzen672/
Reygen672/
Resgan672/
Raeson672/
Rezhen672/
Ricent672/
Roesan672/
Roeson672/
Risand672/
Rezend672/
Retgen672/
Åresøn672/
Rusien672/
Ruizen671/
Resaun671/
Resnck671/
Receen671/
Reesem671/
Regenn671/
Rezeen671/
Reuson671/
Rijean671/
Rojien671/
Roigen671/
Risihn671/
Riszon671/
Ritcen671/
Recien671/
Rezent671/
Redjen671/
Hrisin671/
Rejsan671/
Resone671/
Reycen671/
Riosan671/
Rijzen671/
Rezson671/
Reyşen671/
Resaan671/
Roesschen671/
Régien671/
Ryszen671/
Rruijssen671/
Reshne671/
Roisem671/
Ruyien671/
Reisng671/
Resuin671/
Rigien671/
Rijjen671/
Raieeshan671/
Rajsen671/
Hreejn671/
Reacen670/
Riendt670/
Reasne670/
Reasem670/
Risemg670/
Hrison670/
Reahen670/
Retsan670/
Resind670/
Reesin670/

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