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Where Does The Last Name Riet Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Riet (Russian: Риет) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riet? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Riet is the 97,318^th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,493,962 people. The surname Riet occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Riet reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 79,012^th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 6,809 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,952 people, or 1 in 18,353. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 47 percent are found, North West, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Riet Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Riet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riet last name expanded 1,438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riet Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Riet surname are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.56% less than the national average, earning R 117,492 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.57% more than the national average, earning $60,896 CAD per year.