Riewald Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Riewald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1521:111,10017,774
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Riewald Last Name Facts

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

Riewald occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riewald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 980,795th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Riewald live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 111,100. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Friesland, where 30 percent are found, Gelderland, where 25 percent are found and North Holland, where 16 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Riewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riewald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riewald surname increased 738 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riewald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riewald last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Riewald earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $51,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $53,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riewaldt9381/
Rewald92504/
Riwald922/
Riechwald8828/
Rehwald861,449/
Riewold8643/
Rewaldt8619/
Riwaldt8619/
Reiwald8614/
Riewalt861/
Raiwald861/
Riebald860/
Reawald860/
Reywald860/
Rehwaldt80268/
Riewoldt80111/
Reihwald8032/
Rheiwald801/
Rieval77332/
Rewalt77205/
Ruwald77104/
Revald7760/
Rewold7750/
Ribald7718/
Rüwald7715/
Rivald7712/
Rebald774/
Riebold71836/
Rewoldt71191/
Reabold71131/
Rehwalt7198/
Rauwald7194/
Riswold7188/
Reichwaldt7181/
Ruhwald7165/
Ruwaldt7157/
Revalds7145/
Riivald7140/
Riwoldt7131/
Rehwaldová7130/
Raevald7116/
Rühwald7111/
Rieveld715/
Rivauld712/
Rehvald711/
Reiveld711/
Revauld711/
Rijeval711/
Ribauld711/
Raywald710/
Reswold710/
Reibald710/
Rieboldt67212/
Rehwoldt67177/
Riveault6746/
Reywolds674/
Richwalt674/
Rychwald672/
Rijeveld671/
Rieveldt671/
Rievoldt671/
Reiwoldt671/
Rheabold670/
Raywaldt670/
Reaboldt670/

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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 Riewald
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