Rijs Surname

293,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7851:21,5123,412
Australia3681:73,3588,625
Belgium761:151,27221,156
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Rijs (125) may also be a first name.

Rijs Last Name Facts

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

Rijs is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 293,013th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,588,609 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Rijs live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Rijs is also the 832,731st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 125 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 785 people, or 1 in 21,512. In The Netherlands Rijs is mostly found in: North Holland, where 47 percent are found, Limburg, where 20 percent are found and Gelderland, where 7 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.

Rijs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rijs earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.2% less than the national average, earning R 177,756 per year and in United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruijs891,687/
Rijos89808/
Reijs89530/
Rijas89276/
Rijst8953/
Rijss8912/
Rijis897/
Rijes896/
Riojs894/
Rijhs891/
Rijts891/
Rijse891/
Ris863,439/
Rjs8613/
Riojas8015,562/
Riejos8089/
Rijesh8073/
Riojos8023/
Reijse8017/
Rijosh809/
Reijst809/
Rijash805/
Riojes802/
Riejes801/
Rijees801/
Rijish801/
Rijjas801/
Rijsse801/
Riejas800/
Rios751,115,749/
Reis75532,180/
Rais7597,295/
Ries7532,586/
Rois7512,000/
Rist7510,410/
Ruis759,023/
Rise756,261/
Rish754,005/
Riss753,943/
Rihs751,117/
Rajs75866/
Rojs75503/
Rhis75210/
Rejs75195/
Risz7540/
Risø7532/
Róis7529/
Hris7527/
Risp7517/
Røis756/
Øris755/
Rêis755/
Riås755/
Rgis754/
Rjsp754/
Rijx753/
Rujs753/
Réis752/
Rizs752/
Rixs752/
Ryjs752/
Rhjs752/
Rjhs752/
Rris751/
Ráis751/
Åris751/
Rzjs751/
Rrjs751/
Rjjs751/
Rjst751/
Rjxs751/
Hrjs751/
Risd750/
Ruijsch73177/
Rijeesh735/
Riojios731/
Rojas672,340,328/
Reiss6720,774/
Riyas6714,984/
Risch6710,625/
Risse679,565/
Rejas677,956/
Reish677,890/
Raiss677,481/
Riess676,817/
Raish675,605/
Rayis675,523/
Reist673,261/
Hrish672,701/
Raies672,255/
Reisz672,033/
Rajas671,977/
Reise671,874/
Rojos671,178/
Reihs671,006/
Riesz67576/
Raise67500/
Riehs67497/
Ruise67487/
Rajes67482/
Rajis67455/
Rejes67407/
Ruisz67405/
Rishe67373/
Régis67328/
Rujas67304/
Røise67289/
Rajos67252/
Rhiss67246/
Rejis67227/
Roise67204/
Raios67193/
Roias67184/
Roiss67181/
Ritse67172/
Raits67130/
Rojis67128/
Reits67118/
Riszt67109/
Rojes6799/
Rejos6799/
Roish6792/
Raisz6786/
Royis6784/
Ruiss6779/
Reisp6779/
Rujsz6771/
Rheis6767/
Rajsz6766/
Roies6764/
Raius6764/
Riyos6761/
Raias6758/
Rajus6753/
Rujis6744/
Roios6744/
Roits6737/
Reids6736/
Ruish6732/
Reies6732/
Raist6732/
Roisz6730/
Rejss6730/
Raiis6725/
Rajsp6724/
Roist6724/
Ruist6723/
Rizzs6723/
Riesh6723/
Rajts6722/
Hrois6720/
Riyes6718/
Reuis6717/
Raais6717/
Reyis6716/
Hreis6716/
Rejse6714/
Ruias6713/
Risøe6713/
Rhais6713/
Rijaz6712/
Ruids6711/
Hrris6711/
Raisp6711/
Rioss6710/
Reias6710/
Hrist679/
Riios678/
Rrais678/
Risht677/
Ruizs677/
Rejsz677/
Rejås677/
Risce676/
Ørris675/
Rgais675/
Rhish675/
Raiys675/
Ruihs675/
Rioas675/
Reios674/
Hriss674/
Riias674/
Rajss674/
Róias674/
Rrios674/
Rieas673/
Ruies673/
Raids673/
Rreis673/
Ruiys673/
Rruis673/
Rissz673/
Raisd672/
Rajsh672/
Roiis672/
Rujes672/
Rhois672/
Reiis672/
Rójas672/
Rihse672/
Rishh672/
Raizs672/
Ruios672/
Ruits672/
Raihs672/
Reejs672/
Rajds671/
Rrish671/
Rejsh671/
Riosj671/
Rojhs671/
Roisd671/
Rissh671/
Rixxs671/
D'Ris671/
Rujss671/
Reius671/
Hruis671/
Ċreis671/
Reisß671/
Rhise671/
Rhris671/
Raajs671/
Rojàs671/
Rojäs671/
Rishd671/
Rzeis671/
Ruyis671/
Rhist670/
Rhies670/
Rujsh670/
Rishs670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rijs
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