Riester Surname

145,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6041:50,1906,550
United States1,1501:315,18228,824
France1721:386,17957,106
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

Riester Last Name Facts

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

Riester is most common in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riester? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riester is the 145,908th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,396,431 people. Riester occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Riester reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,604 people, or 1 in 50,190. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 82 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent reside and Hesse, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Riester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riester surname grew 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Riester are 23.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Riester earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.66% more than the national average, earning $70,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riesteer931/
Reiester930/
Rister922,744/
Rester922,267/
Rieter92523/
Rejiester887/
Riesterre882/
Reister862,028/
Riether86721/
Restier86302/
Rietter86108/
Reuster86106/
Ruester86104/
Reaster8686/
Risther8648/
Reester8646/
Riszter8639/
Riedter8624/
Roister8619/
Rishter8619/
Ristere8618/
Resther8616/
Reszter8616/
Roester8614/
Raester865/
Reyster864/
Restert864/
Hrister862/
Raister862/
Ristter861/
Reshter861/
Rhester861/
Rietger861/
Riehter861/
Resster861/
Rijster861/
Redster861/
Riister861/
Ruister860/
Restter860/
Ritster860/
Resteer860/
Hrieter860/
Ryister860/
Ryester860/
Rrister860/
Riyster860/
Rietert860/
Rixster860/
Riete8333/
Rischter80195/
Reisæter80123/
Riechter8027/
Redsteer8023/
Reiseter8021/
Royester806/
Reistter802/
Rejester801/
Roestger801/
Risteard801/
Raistere801/
Reistere801/
Reiszter801/
Reyester801/
Rouester801/
Royister800/
Rejister800/
Ruster772,145/
Rüster77749/
Riesta77289/
Riette77263/
Rexter77195/
Rixter7777/
Ryster7774/
Riethe7767/
Restre7765/
Riiter7710/
Ryiter778/
Riiste774/
Rietje773/
Rezter773/
Rietez771/
Rietes771/
Ristre771/
Reisetter75209/
Rischtter7534/
Reischter758/
Roisetter755/
Roisseter754/
Reisæther753/
Resterova752/
Rischtear750/
Richter71318,090/
Royster7110,572/
Rechter711,141/
Rouster71157/
Riettie71140/
Roissetter7196/
Rihesty7138/
Riestis7116/
Rayster719/
Ruggesæter719/
Rihesti718/
Rauster718/
Rajster716/
Riitter712/
Reischeter712/
Riczter711/
Rioette711/
Ristair711/
Russter711/
Riestys711/
Régiste711/
Riettir710/
Rusther710/
Raezter710/
Rieta671,446/
Rieti67503/
Reichter67176/
Rejistre6713/
Richtter6710/
Ritchter678/
Riety677/
Richtert675/
Richther674/
Roysterr672/
Riite672/
Richterr671/
Rixchter671/
Richtetr671/
Restaire671/
Rijchter671/
Royseter670/
Rayaster670/

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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 Riester
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