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
The surname Rieß occurs most in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rieß? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 78,256th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 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 widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,840 people, or 1 in 13,785. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 48 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 6 percent are found and Laos, where 0 percent are found.
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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