Ris Surname

131,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5801:29,1164,790
Indonesia5731:230,80121,387
Switzerland3811:21,5563,436
United States3751:966,55771,847
France1721:386,17957,106
Serbia1611:44,3794,454
Russia1251:1,152,98485,410
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Pakistan811:2,205,48020,341
Slovenia771:32,3076,410
India651:11,801,006214,148
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Bosnia and Herzegovina571:62,0426,953
Malaysia551:536,25926,457
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Canada511:722,46357,796
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Portugal281:372,08012,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Guatemala241:670,1115,147
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Austria111:774,13064,097
England81:6,964,757184,742
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
China51:273,464,31313,838
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Riš (23), Rís (9) & Říš (6) are calculated separately.

Ris (6,599) may also be a first name.

Ris Last Name Facts

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

Ris (Georgian: რის, Hindi: रिस, Oriya: ରିସ, Russian: Рис) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Riš, Rís or Říš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ris? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ris is the 131,446th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,119,089 people. Ris occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Ris are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 28 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ris is also the 80,613th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 6,599 people.

The surname Ris is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 29,116. In The Netherlands Ris is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 52 percent live, South Holland, where 26 percent live and Flevoland, where 4 percent live. Besides The Netherlands Ris occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Switzerland, where 11 percent live.

Ris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ris has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ris last name rose 1,210 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ris Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ris are 13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ris earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $43,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $58,465 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riš8923/
Rís899/
Rios861,115,749/
Reis86532,180/
Rais8697,295/
Ries8632,586/
Rois8612,000/
Rist8610,410/
Ruis869,023/
Rise866,261/
Rish864,005/
Riss863,943/
Rijs861,304/
Rihs861,117/
Rhis86210/
Risz8640/
Risø8632/
Róis8629/
Hris8627/
Risp8617/
Risc8613/
Røis866/
Øris865/
Rêis865/
Riås865/
Rgis864/
Réis862/
Rizs862/
Rixs862/
Rris861/
Ráis861/
Åris861/
Risd860/
Ri803,363,006/
Reiss7520,774/
Risch7510,625/
Risse759,565/
Reish757,890/
Raiss757,481/
Riess756,817/
Raish755,605/
Reist753,261/
Hrish752,701/
Reisz752,033/
Reise751,874/
Ruijs751,687/
Reihs751,006/
Riesz75576/
Reijs75530/
Raise75500/
Riehs75497/
Ruise75487/
Ruisz75405/
Rishe75373/
Régis75328/
Røise75289/
Rhiss75246/
Roise75204/
Roiss75181/
Ritse75172/
Raits75130/
Reits75118/
Riszt75109/
Roish7592/
Raisz7586/
Ruiss7579/
Reisp7579/
Rheis7567/
Rijst7553/
Roits7537/
Reids7536/
Ruish7532/
Raist7532/
Roisz7530/
Roist7524/
Ruist7523/
Rizzs7523/
Riesh7523/
Hrois7520/
Raais7517/
Hreis7516/
Risøe7513/
Rhais7513/
Rijss7512/
Ruids7511/
Hrris7511/
Raisp7511/
Rioss7510/
Ritsh7510/
Hrist759/
Rrais758/
Risht757/
Ruizs757/
Risce756/
Ørris755/
Rgais755/
Rhish755/
Ruihs755/
Riojs754/
Hriss754/
Rrios754/
Raids753/
Rreis753/
Rruis753/
Rissz753/
Raisd752/
Reizs752/
Rhois752/
Rihse752/
Rishh752/
Raizs752/
Ruits752/
Raihs752/
Rrish751/
Riosj751/
Roisd751/
Rissh751/
Rixxs751/
D'Ris751/
Hruis751/
Ċreis751/
Reisß751/
Rijhs751/
Rijts751/
Rhise751/
Rhris751/
Rishd751/
Raisc751/
Rzeis751/
Rijse751/
Rhist750/
Reisc750/
Rhies750/
Rishs750/
Rai671,571,046/
Rui67188,628/
Rio6739,838/
Roi6726,916/
Rit6715,332/
Rix6713,100/
Rei6711,776/
Reisch677,548/
Riz677,032/
Rys676,769/
Rih673,211/
Őri672,850/
Res672,634/
Raisch672,190/
Ric671,463/
Riesch671,381/
Rid671,312/
Rische671,312/
Rip671,198/
Riy671,112/
Ryi67991/
Rie67932/
Ruisch67585/
Riß67490/
Rri67459/
Rhi67455/
Reisse67419/
Rii67324/
Raisse67263/
Roisse67230/
Rishøj67206/
Rij67177/
Risova67172/
Hrisse67136/
Geeris67119/
Hri6798/
Hreits6798/
Hreish6772/
Reggis6765/
Hraish6761/
Roisch6754/
Rhisse6750/
Raiths6741/
Rzi6735/
Rýs6733/
Reiths6731/
Raishe6731/
Risová6731/
Reissd6728/
Rés6725/
Reitås6724/
Rgi6723/
Rheiss6717/
Reijse6717/
Reisjø6716/
Rjs6713/
Ruggis6713/
Reitts6713/
Roggis6711/
Reisjå6711/
Reijst679/
Rischt679/
Reihse678/
Räs677/
Rahais676/
Říš676/
Reishe675/
Ristch675/
Rhriss675/
Raaish674/
Reiseh674/
Riț674/
Reihss673/
Rič673/
Ruidss673/
Roishd673/
Reidås672/
Rraish671/
Rheits671/
Reisth671/
Rishce671/
Rishsd671/
Hrisch671/
Raihts671/
Raitsh671/
Reisze671/
Raheis671/
Rehies671/
Hrrris671/
Raisdt671/
Réi671/
Rishch671/
Riessz671/
Rijsse671/
Riç671/
Rái671/
Rès671/
D'Reis671/
Rooies671/
Reisce671/
Raizhs671/
Raggis670/
Rhoids670/
Hrisst670/
Raaise670/
Rhuiss670/
Rissch670/

Ris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ris in the Georgian language
რისris-
Ris in the Oriya language
ରିସrisa87.5
ରୀସrisa12.5
Ris in the Hindi language
रिसrisa48.39
रीसrisa35.48
रईसra'isa6.45
रइसra'isa6.45
र्इसr'isa3.23
Ris in the Russian language
Рисris-

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