Riisa Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Estonia

Riisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway231:223,57824,793
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Riisa (83) may also be a first name.

Riisa Last Name Facts

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

Riisa occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Riisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riisa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Riisa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Riisa are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,052,971st most common forename world-wide, borne by 83 people.

The surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 65 percent are found and Western Norway, where 35 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 30 percent are found and Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Riisa Last Name Statistics demography

Riisa earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.71% more than the national average, earning 459,297 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riisat917/
Riisau911/
Riissa911/
Rihisa911/
Rriisha833/
Rihisha831/
Rijisha831/
Riise802,877/
Riesa80101/
Riisi8037/
Räisa8020/
Riiza805/
Riysa805/
Riisy802/
Rjisa801/
Ryisa801/
Raijisat771/
Riiser73389/
Riesau7353/
Riysat7334/
Riissi7323/
Riishi7312/
Riisie7312/
Ruhisa737/
Riijay734/
Riesas734/
Riisho733/
Riisio733/
Riiese732/
Rieise732/
Rehisa732/
Riicha731/
Riijaa731/
Riesha730/
Riishøj6794/
Reissah6788/
Riijhay6719/
Riaysat676/
Riesach674/
Hriizia673/
Riescha672/
Rihessa671/
Raayisa671/
Rioijas671/
Rhiitso671/
Rehaisa671/
Ruhisah671/
Riishie671/
Riessea670/

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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 Riisa
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