Rieswick Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Rieswick Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from two words:
Ris: Dutch: rijs, meaning 'twig'.
Wick: Dutch: wijk, meaning 'quater' or 'district'.
Rieswick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Rieswick Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from two words:
Ris: Dutch: rijs, meaning 'twig'.
Wick: Dutch: wijk, meaning 'quater' or 'district'.
- noelRieswick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rieswick Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rieswick is found most in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rieswick.
How Common Is The Last Name Rieswick? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Rieswick occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Rieswick live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany Rieswick is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riswick | 93 | 206 | / |
| Reswick | 93 | 34 | / |
| Riewick | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rieswijk | 88 | 74 | / |
| Rijswick | 88 | 25 | / |
| Reiswick | 88 | 4 | / |
| Risswick | 88 | 2 | / |
| Rishwick | 88 | 1 | / |
| Reeswick | 88 | 0 | / |
| Reswik | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ruesswick | 82 | 27 | / |
| Rijswijck | 82 | 22 | / |
| Ruswick | 80 | 96 | / |
| Resvick | 80 | 77 | / |
| Riswijk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rieswyk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rißwick | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ryswick | 80 | 3 | / |
| Resbick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Reuswic | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rijswijk | 75 | 661 | / |
| Riesbeck | 75 | 554 | / |
| Reisbick | 75 | 46 | / |
| Reisweck | 75 | 10 | / |
| Rushwick | 75 | 6 | / |
| Russwick | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ruiswijk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rechwick | 75 | 0 | / |
| Risvik | 71 | 381 | / |
| Rijsewijk | 71 | 99 | / |
| Resvik | 71 | 35 | / |
| Riessbeck | 71 | 25 | / |
| Reswig | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rezwik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruswik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reissweck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raicevick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rausswick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Reiswig | 67 | 1,242 | / |
| Risbeck | 67 | 127 | / |
| Rissvik | 67 | 11 | / |
| Risswig | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ruuswik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reuswig | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ryswyck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rißbeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Resbeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riesbec | 67 | 1 | / |
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