Riesewyk Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Riesewyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riesewyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Riesewyk Last Name Facts

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

Riesewyk occurs most in Australia. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riesewyk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riesewyk is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Riesewyk are found; 60 percent are found in Australasia and 60 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia Riesewyk is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia Riesewyk is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riesewijk82132/
Rissewyck8222/
Riesewick821/
Rysewyk80120/
Riesewieck781/
Risewick7559/
Riesebeck71252/
Rijsewijk7199/
Riesebeek7124/
Rissewijck6799/
Risewic676/
Rysewyc671/
Resewic671/
Rizebek671/

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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 Riesewyk
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