Riewe Surname

206,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0831:74,3369,412
United States4601:787,95460,928
Brazil2641:810,88829,394
Canada951:387,84834,448
Paraguay541:134,0142,871
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Austria91:946,15970,786
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Riewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riewe occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Riewe.

How Common Is The Last Name Riewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riewe is the 206,890th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,640,133 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Riewe reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,083 people, or 1 in 74,336. In Germany Riewe is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Riewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riewe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riewe surname increased 1,917 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riewe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riewe last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riewe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $42,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Riewey910/
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Riew8937/
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Raivee731/
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Ruewee731/
Rijbee731/
Rievez731/
Rievet731/
Rievea731/
Reawer730/
Reswhe730/
Rewett730/
Reewes730/
Riwa674,285/
Rewa673,838/
Ribe672,481/
Rive672,082/
Reve671,991/
Ruwe671,940/
Rebe671,456/
Rewi67889/
Riwi67327/
Rüwe6747/
Rywe6710/
Rewy675/
Raiyewa674/
Riwy674/
Rewj672/
Rijeevi672/
Rjew671/
Reweehs671/
Raiweat671/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Riewe
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