Riesmeyer Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Riesmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riesmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Austria91:946,15970,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Riesmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riesmeyer is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riesmeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 849,693rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. Riesmeyer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Riesmeyer are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 1,522,937. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent live, Missouri, where 29 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Riesmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riesmeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riesmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riesmeyer last name are 6.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riesmeyer earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.48% less than the national average, earning $38,017 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Riesmeyer
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