Riisberg Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Riisberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riisberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3271:17,2621,693
Estonia231:57,47010,794
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Norway101:514,22941,629
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Riisberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riisberg is held by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riisberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riisberg is the 722,496th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname Riisberg is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Riisberg are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 17,262. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 28 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 21 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Denmark this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Riisberg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Riisberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.81% more than the national average, earning 476,930 kr per year and in United States they earn 49.72% less than the national average, earning $21,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riiberg9346/
Riesberg88880/
Riisborg8812/
Riessberg820/
Rieberg8017/
Rietberg75919/
Ryesberg758/
Riesburg753/
Rgeberg673/
Rieburg672/
Rieberk672/
Ryeberg670/
Røgeberg63263/
Riehburg631/

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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 Riisberg
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