Rieß Surname
Approximately 6,243 people bear this surname
Rieß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,840 | 1:13,785 | 1,797 |
| Austria | 400 | 1:21,289 | 3,342 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rieß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rieß Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rieß is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rieß.
How Common Is The Last Name Rieß? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 78,256th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,167,315 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rieß reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Rieß is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,840 people, or 1 in 13,785. In Germany Rieß is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 48 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 6 percent live and Laos, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reß | 86 | 977 | / |
| Riß | 86 | 490 | / |
| Rice | 75 | 242,290 | / |
| Ries | 75 | 32,586 | / |
| Reiß | 75 | 13,066 | / |
| Rise | 75 | 6,261 | / |
| Reuß | 75 | 5,863 | / |
| Riße | 75 | 455 | / |
| Riez | 75 | 421 | / |
| Raiß | 75 | 326 | / |
| Roiß | 75 | 78 | / |
| Reeß | 75 | 69 | / |
| Ruiß | 75 | 22 | / |
| Riše | 75 | 2 | / |
| Riche | 67 | 13,066 | / |
| Risse | 67 | 9,565 | / |
| Riess | 67 | 6,817 | / |
| Reise | 67 | 1,874 | / |
| Riesz | 67 | 576 | / |
| Raise | 67 | 500 | / |
| Riehs | 67 | 497 | / |
| Ruise | 67 | 487 | / |
| Rishe | 67 | 373 | / |
| Røise | 67 | 289 | / |
| Reiße | 67 | 236 | / |
| Roice | 67 | 230 | / |
| Roise | 67 | 204 | / |
| Ritse | 67 | 172 | / |
| Raice | 67 | 158 | / |
| Reice | 67 | 120 | / |
| Riesh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Risøe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rhice | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruice | 67 | 10 | / |
| Risce | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rihse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rrice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reisß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rijse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ricze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rreuß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ráice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhies | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rieß
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