Riess Surname

72,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Riess Surname Definition:

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

Riess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4291:149,22115,373
Germany2,0591:39,0995,180
Austria8601:9,9021,294
France4061:163,60325,496
Canada3601:102,34911,090
Thailand971:728,230119,953
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Switzerland731:112,50611,658
Czechia671:158,70824,305
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Australia471:574,37741,856
England361:1,547,72466,012
Chile321:550,51513,718
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Israel111:777,96750,646
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

Riess (29) may also be a first name.

Riess 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

Riess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riess occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Riess.

How Common Is The Last Name Riess? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,332nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,069,025 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Riess live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,429 people, or 1 in 149,221. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Minnesota, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.

Riess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riess surname rose 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 277 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riess surname are 9.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.72% registered with the party.

The amount Riess earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $50,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning $45,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raiess916/
Riesse913/
Riessz911/
Ries8932,586/
Riss893,943/
Ress893,015/
Raiesse835/
Reiss8020,774/
Risse809,565/
Riese808,194/
Raiss807,481/
Reuss804,612/
Raies802,255/
Ruess802,071/
Resse801,339/
Roess80739/
Riesz80576/
Riehs80497/
Raess80492/
Rhiss80246/
Hress80217/
Roiss80181/
Reyss80168/
Reass80103/
Ruiss8079/
Riest8074/
Roies8064/
Reess8047/
Reies8032/
Rejss8030/
Riesh8023/
Riyes8018/
Resst8016/
Rijss8012/
Riets8011/
Rioss8010/
Rijes806/
Hriss804/
Rieas803/
Ruies803/
Riees803/
Rissz803/
Rieds802/
Ryess802/
Rhess802/
Rieis802/
Rezss801/
Riiss801/
Rissh801/
Räiss801/
Rhies800/
Rioes800/
Rishs800/
Riessová7764/
Riessova771/
Ris753,439/
Res752,634/
Rie75932/
Riesch731,381/
Rayess73972/
Reisse73419/
Reusse73353/
Raisse73263/
Raiees73253/
Rowies73249/
Roisse73230/
Hrisse73136/
Riejos7389/
Rijesh7373/
Rhisse7350/
Reyess7333/
Reissd7328/
Rayiss7319/
Raiesh7318/
Rheiss7317/
Rayies7314/
Reyies739/
Riyass738/
Reesse738/
Reuyss737/
Rigges736/
Raaies736/
Rhriss735/
Raiyes735/
Ressås735/
Rejoss735/
Reihss733/
Ruidss733/
Reijes733/
Rieyes733/
Riiese732/
Reiyes732/
Riojes732/
Reytss731/
Raiese731/
Rieash731/
Riejes731/
Riesht731/
Rigies731/
Rijees731/
Rishsd731/
Rehies731/
Royiss731/
Rojess731/
Reiese731/
Reeass731/
Ressce731/
Riehse731/
Rijsse731/
Régies731/
Ruiesz731/
Reedss731/
Raiiss731/
Rooies731/
Raiass731/
Rujies731/
Rehshs731/
Royess730/
Rieshe730/
Reaies730/
Reuess730/
Ryesse730/
Reiiss730/
Reasse730/
Reuoss730/
Hrisst730/
Rowess730/
Rhuies730/
Rhuiss730/
Riejas730/
Rissch730/
Rios671,115,749/
Reis67532,180/
Rice67242,290/
Rais6797,295/
Rees6787,834/
Rois6712,000/
Reus6711,389/
Rist6710,410/
Ruis679,023/
Raes677,880/
Ried676,475/
Rise676,261/
Rieß676,243/
Riis675,566/
Riet674,878/
Rish674,005/
Roes673,660/
Rest673,418/
Resh673,339/
Reas672,896/
Hres672,788/
Rets672,033/
Reys671,773/
Rietsch671,440/
Rijs671,304/
Rihs671,117/
Rese671,029/
Rier67834/
Riea67825/
Räss67690/
Riep67620/
Riße67455/
Riez67421/
Riys67397/
Rehs67317/
Rues67290/
Resz67280/
Rejasse67267/
Rhie67227/
Rhis67210/
Ryss67207/
Rejs67195/
Ryes67188/
Rije67168/
Riesche67132/
Riesová6785/
Ressová6754/
Riey6745/
Riie6742/
Rajiesh6742/
Resp6742/
Risz6740/
Riex6740/
Rihe6738/
Räis6738/
Rexs6736/
Reds6734/
Rüss6734/
Risø6732/
Róis6729/
Hris6727/
Rayesse6717/
Raieesh6717/
Risp6717/
Røes6715/
Riei6715/
Resd6713/
Riee6712/
Ruigies6711/
Reső679/
Røis676/
Øris675/
Rijeesh675/
Ruggies675/
Rejiehs675/
Ryis675/
Rêis675/
Riås675/
Rissová675/
Rhes674/
Reís674/
Rouesse674/
Rgis674/
Rjes673/
Rioe673/
Riej673/
Riès673/
Reigies672/
Rajessh672/
Rzes672/
Ryie672/
Réis672/
Reés672/
Rizs672/
Riše672/
Rixs672/
Rges672/
Rris671/
Raishsh671/
Rejiesh671/
Reuschs671/
Rayiesh671/
Rayyess671/
D'Risse671/
Reischs671/
Réss671/
Ráis671/
Åris671/
Rayisse671/
Ressova671/
Reyasse671/
Riesova671/
Ri'e671/
Rečs671/
Raajiss671/
Roigies671/
Ruiesch671/
D'Roess671/
Rieyies671/
Rzie671/
Rezs671/
Rheshsh671/
Rajhess671/
Rjis671/
Rouhies670/
Roggess670/
Hrie670/
Risd670/
Raggess670/

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