Rijers Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rijers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rijers occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rijers is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Rijers reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rijers is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 496,682. In The Netherlands Rijers is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 65 percent live, Flevoland, where 29 percent live and Gelderland, where 3 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reijers92996/
Roijers92262/
Rijerse9288/
Riers9132/
Reijerse86393/
Rooijers86134/
Ruijgers86127/
Reijgers8657/
Rojers8370/
Reiers8339/
Rigers8325/
Risers837/
Rizers834/
Riyers830/
Riggers77957/
Richers77740/
Ridgers77651/
Reigers7770/
Roojers7710/
Reihers7710/
Riersch779/
Raisers775/
Ritgers774/
Reizers772/
Roigers772/
Rajersh772/
Rajeers771/
Reierse771/
Reziers771/
Rigiers771/
Reijrse771/
Rixgers771/
Rugiers770/
Reers73579/
Roers73507/
Ruers73182/
Rairs7397/
Ryers7384/
Reurs7364/
Reirs734/
Rgers733/
Rajrs731/
Rears730/
Raers730/
Riechers712,553/
Rittgers71714/
Reichers7196/
Ruggiers7142/
Rohierse7130/
Reigerse711/
Ritchers711/
Roehrs671,421/
Ryerse67527/
Reyers67525/
Rawers67214/
Royers67175/
Rayers67141/
Rouers67116/
Rojars6774/
Rauers6758/
Rajurs6736/
Rairsh6732/
Rowers6713/
Regers6712/
Rajars679/
Riyars678/
Rearse674/
Raehrs673/
Rierce672/
Reersø672/
Rajrsh672/
Rejars671/
Regirs671/
Reairs671/
Rógers671/
D'Ridgers671/
Ryersz671/
Riechears670/
Ryerss670/
Rhyers670/
Reirse670/

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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 Rijers
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