Riestra Surname

103,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Andorra

Riestra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riestra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,6791:73,9293,225
Spain1,4201:32,9243,292
Argentina7001:61,0625,198
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Uruguay1641:20,9252,417
Cuba641:180,0424,045
Venezuela551:549,16510,134
Chile361:489,34612,617
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Puerto Rico181:197,2302,191
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Riestra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riestra is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Riestra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riestra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,144th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,597,445 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Riestra reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The surname Riestra is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,679 people, or 1 in 73,929. In Mexico Riestra is most numerous in: Jalisco, where 20 percent reside, Mexico City, where 11 percent reside and Tamaulipas, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Mexico it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 31 percent reside and Argentina, where 15 percent reside.

Riestra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riestra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riestra surname rose 32,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riestra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riestra last name are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.72% registered with the political party.

Riestra earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $39,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riedstra93599/
Rietstra9342/
Riestras936/
Rietra92128/
Restra9236/
Ristra9233/
Ruestra8629/
Restrat8624/
Riestro862/
Rietras861/
Ryestra861/
Riostra861/
Ritstra861/
Restrau860/
Reistra860/
Riyastra804/
Restre7765/
Restri7717/
Ristri777/
Restro774/
Ristry772/
Ristro771/
Rustra771/
Ristre771/
Restrep717/
Ristree714/
Restrop714/
Restryo711/
Rgistre711/
Ridstro711/
Richtra710/
Ristroph6761/
Restrich6713/
Restress677/
Rojastra677/
Ristress673/
Raustrad670/
Raistrich631/
Rustro62133/
Roystre571/
Richtrer532/
Richtrich500/

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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 Riestra
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