Rieuwers Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rieuwers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rieuwers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Rieuwers Last Name Facts

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

Rieuwers is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rieuwers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Rieuwers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Rieuwers live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rieuwers is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 392,725. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 47 percent are found, Gelderland, where 33 percent are found and South Holland, where 19 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieueres881/
Rewers862,254/
Ruwers8631/
Riwers863/
Rieurs862/
Rauwers80122/
Rouwers8069/
Roewers809/
Ruiwers801/
Reuuers801/
Reweres801/
Ruweras801/
Raiwers801/
Reers77579/
Ruers77182/
Reurs7764/
Riers7732/
Rwers776/
Rioueros751/
Rioweras751/
Reyers71525/
Rueras71407/
Rawers71214/
Rouers71116/
Rieras7184/
Rauers7158/
Reiers7139/
Rieres7118/
Rowers7113/
Reeres713/
Reersø712/
Rieris712/
Roeers712/
Reewrs711/
Rewerś711/
Rweros711/
Rueres711/
Riyers710/
Reyeros67442/
Ruyeras67350/
Reyerse67118/
Roeyers6712/
Rirs6711/
Rers679/
Roweras677/
Rurs675/
Reyeras673/
Rwrs671/
Rierasa671/
Reurosa671/
Reuerzo671/
Reirees671/
Reierse671/
Rowersi671/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rieuwers
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