Riessen Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Riessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:873,39566,215
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Norway81:642,78647,258
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Riessen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riessen is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Riessen.

How Common Is The Last Name Riessen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 504,985th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Riessen reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Riessen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 873,395. In The United States Riessen is most numerous in: Iowa, where 40 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Colorado, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Riessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riessen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riessen surname expanded 2,594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riessen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riessen surname are 24.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Riessen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning 334,009 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.58% more than the national average, earning $55,480 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riesen924,689/
Rissen92422/
Ressen9291/
Ruissen86466/
Roessen86161/
Rijssen86153/
Reissen86127/
Risåsen8652/
Rissien8629/
Raessen8624/
Raissen8619/
Ressent8613/
Resseng866/
Ruessen865/
Reessen861/
Rieszen861/
Rissent861/
Ressend861/
Ressien861/
Reyssen861/
Riesson860/
Riessan860/
Rieshen860/
Risen831,668/
Resen83514/
Rieen8318/
Reyssent8045/
Reissent8035/
Risaasen806/
Rieschen801/
Riessing800/
Reisen771,591/
Risson771,398/
Roesen77452/
Russen77392/
Ryssen77311/
Reusen77311/
Ressem77226/
Reysen77222/
Ressin77211/
Riseng77209/
Raisen77196/
Ruesen77159/
Roisen77152/
Rissin77131/
Risien77103/
Reesen7799/
Resson7788/
Reseng7776/
Rießen7763/
Rieson7757/
Rissan7749/
Rehsen7749/
Raesen7746/
Riscen7745/
Risøen7731/
Risoen7729/
Rishen7727/
Ritsen7725/
Riisen7721/
Reshen7720/
Riezen7719/
Resent7719/
Reasen7719/
Rissem7713/
Risent7713/
Ressan7712/
Resend7711/
Rissén778/
Ruisen776/
Retsen774/
Reseen774/
Riseen774/
Rexsen774/
Ressyn774/
Resenk772/
Redsen772/
Riehen772/
Rieten771/
Risaen771/
Riesin771/
Ridsen771/
Riheen771/
Rixsen770/
Rhisen770/
Riesan770/
Reheissen7523/
Geerissen7517/
Roesschen751/
Rruijssen751/
Rien731,325/
Rissone711,110/
Risshin71894/
Ressing71424/
Ruyssen71380/
Rissing71250/
Riesing71185/
Rischen71158/
Rissong71132/
Rissang71110/
Riisøen7171/
Raisson7165/
Reihsen7151/
Ressina7141/
Reschen7141/
Rissand7133/
Roussen7132/
Ressant7132/
Raussen7131/
Ressang7127/
Reissan7123/
Reijsen7121/
Rissane7119/
Røiseng7118/
Reisson7117/
Riechen7114/
Reysenn7112/
Roisson7112/
Ruehsen7111/
Risheen719/
Reitsen719/
Hrisson718/
Ressone718/
Rushsen718/
Rhyssen716/
Ruijsen716/
Raitsen716/
Reeseon716/
Hresent715/
Ressyna715/
Rijszen714/
Åresson713/
Raissan712/
Reasson712/
Reysson712/
Reissin712/
Roissan712/
Reushen711/
Reytsen711/
Raisaen711/
Ruishen711/
Reieson711/
Reushausen711/
Reyshen711/
Reiseng711/
Ressoun711/
Rietson711/
Raisene711/
Raissin711/
Reissem711/
Ression711/
Ressong711/
Reseeng711/
Roissem711/
Ruesson711/
Ruissin711/
Reeshen711/
Rissoun711/
Raisent711/
Riaheen711/
Riosson711/
Hreisen711/
Ryesson710/
Rieason710/
Redsson710/
Reessan710/
Reusson710/
Ridsson710/
Rission710/
Reutsen710/
Risan675,980/
Rusen672,253/
Rixen671,673/
Rison671,563/
Riehn671,063/
Reson671,011/
Resin67923/
Risin67786/
Russchen67583/
Resan67495/
Rizen67409/
Roussenq67407/
Rihen67386/
Reetseng67268/
Reissing67232/
Rieng67146/
Rexen67132/
Reessink67118/
Rhien67111/
Riene67110/
Risén67104/
Roeschen67102/
Resem67102/
Rehen6795/
Rijen6794/
Rezen6793/
Rousseng6770/
Recen6766/
Raisenne6750/
Rüsen6744/
Riend6743/
Reussink6742/
Resán6740/
Rietschoten6735/
Risem6734/
Roissing6731/
Reussing6729/
Reitseng6728/
Rysen6725/
Raitseng6722/
Reission6719/
Reissond6719/
Ricen6717/
Reuschen6716/
Reessing6716/
Resyn6716/
Resén6712/
Rient679/
Rjeen677/
Rißen677/
Rajesson676/
Ruissing676/
Rzeen676/
Rissatin675/
Raissina674/
Rausseng674/
Reehn673/
Raissing673/
Raiesian673/
Raeschen672/
Røien672/
Rahussen671/
Raishsan671/
Reschoen671/
Riehasan671/
Hrien671/
Raissoun671/
Reissohn671/
Rhissane671/
Risön671/
Räsen671/
Rüsschen671/
Rousseen671/
Rienn671/
Reehasen671/
Riein671/
Reyssane671/
Resengue671/
Raishene671/
Risyn671/
Risshing670/
Rrien670/
Rushssen670/
Reheisen670/

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