Rieunier Surname
Approximately 331 people bear this surname
Rieunier Surname User-submission:
This names comes from the Old French language and means 'black river'. This is because a very powerful French family used to have a castle near La Garonne. During the summer the sun would reflect on the black pebbles at the bottom of the river making the river look black.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 323 | 1:205,643 | 31,948 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rieunier Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This names comes from the Old French language and means 'black river'. This is because a very powerful French family used to have a castle near La Garonne. During the summer the sun would reflect on the black pebbles at the bottom of the river making the river look black.
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Where Does The Last Name Rieunier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rieunier is found most in France. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rieunier? popularity and diffusion
Rieunier is the 833,931st most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rieunier live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
Rieunier is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 205,643. In France Rieunier is most common in: Occitanie, where 40 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent live. Besides France this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.
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