Riisom Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Riisom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riisom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1161:48,6615,045
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Riisom Last Name Facts

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

Riisom is found most in Denmark. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riisom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Riisom live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Riisom is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 48,661. In Denmark Riisom is mostly found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 48 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 26 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 14 percent live. Excluding Denmark it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riisem8324/
Riesom839/
Riesoum771/
Rieson6757/
Riisen6721/
Riisøen6271/
Riisaan6216/
Riisian621/
Riisanh621/
Riisang621/
Rietson621/
Riyoson621/
Ryhison620/
Riesson620/
Rioishan571/
Raijisang531/
Riesen504,689/
Ryeson5035/
Riijan506/
Riezam502/
Riesan500/

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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 Riisom
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