Riessner Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Riessner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riessner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria301:283,84832,444
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Riessner Last Name Facts

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

Riessner is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riessner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riessner is the 2,075,631st most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Riessner are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Austria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 283,848. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Styria, where 60 percent are found, Salzburg, where 33 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 3 percent are found. Not including Austria Riessner exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Czechia, where 13 percent are found.

Riessner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riessner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riessner surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riesner932,253/
Ressner93153/
Rissner9379/
Reissner881,224/
Roessner88870/
Reussner88162/
Raissner8822/
Riesnert8819/
Raessner8810/
Rieszner882/
Ruessner881/
Raiesner881/
Roissner880/
Reassner880/
Reessner880/
Risner867,172/
Resner861,538/
Riessnerová8410/
Riessnerova841/
Rieschner821/
Reisner807,522/
Roesner802,970/
Reasner80699/
Raisner80372/
Reysner80104/
Rießner8097/
Raesner8072/
Russner8069/
Risnear8052/
Roisner8040/
Reusner8029/
Reszner8022/
Risnert8018/
Riezner8011/
Ritsner808/
Rishner808/
Reshner807/
Riszner806/
Risnger802/
Ruesner801/
Rejsner801/
Resnert801/
Reesner800/
Riesnerová7841/
Rissnerová7812/
Ressnerová786/
Reschner75129/
Reiszner7589/
Rischner7534/
Reihsner7515/
Reuszner7514/
Reisnert759/
Hreshner757/
Reisnger755/
Reisnere753/
Riechner752/
Rouesner751/
Reisgner751/
Riisnger751/
Roeshner751/
Reissnerová743/
Rezner711,188/
Rizner71609/
Rixner71569/
Rejner71136/
Rižner71111/
Resnerová7135/
Rysner7132/
Rißner7120/
Rišner7116/
Rusner7113/
Rexner715/
Ricner712/
Räsner712/
Recner711/
Risnerová711/
Resnerova711/
Richner673,057/
Rechner671,935/
Reißner671,912/
Reizner67572/
Reußner67345/
Rejzner67128/
Raizner67110/
Riisnes67100/
Reyzner6782/
Reisnerová6777/
Reijner6770/
Rajsner6767/
Roezner6767/
Roizner6760/
Roeßner6744/
Rausner6731/
Raisnerová6721/
Roysner6716/
Raysner679/
Rieznerová679/
Ruszner678/
Rytsner675/
Rushner674/
Risznerová673/
Rousner671/
Reajner671/
Reicner671/
Rejnehr671/
Reisnerova671/
Resnair671/
Ruzsner671/
Risnior670/

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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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  • 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 Riessner
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