Riesterer Surname

132,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riesterer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riesterer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1691:37,1164,916
United States8171:443,64638,107
France1291:514,90571,423
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Canada511:722,46357,796
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Riesterer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riesterer occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Riesterer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riesterer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 132,526th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,139,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Riesterer reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Riesterer is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,169 people, or 1 in 37,116. In Germany Riesterer is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 91 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 2 percent reside and Hesse, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Riesterer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riesterer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,738 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riesterer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riesterer last name are 27.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Riesterer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning $45,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $49,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riesterrer951/
Resterer949/
Risterer941/
Rieterer940/
Reisterer89105/
Riszterer898/
Riesterre892/
Rietherer892/
Roesterer891/
Riesteres890/
Reasterer890/
Rüsterer821/
Rusterer820/
Richterer780/
Richterjr671/
Raaietira561/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riesterer
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