Rise Surname
Approximately 6,261 people bear this surname
Rise Surname Definition:
his surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rhys' (Welsh). Other variants and derivations are Rice, Price, Preece, which see.
Edward Recce, Herefordshire, 1601: Register of the University of Oxford.
Reese Myricke (Glamorganshire), Jesus Coll.
Read More About This SurnameRise Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,478 | 1:26,434 | 2,949 |
| United States | 877 | 1:413,294 | 35,917 |
| Norway | 750 | 1:6,856 | 690 |
| Denmark | 369 | 1:15,297 | 1,496 |
| India | 176 | 1:4,358,326 | 114,799 |
| Argentina | 143 | 1:298,905 | 23,873 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Japan | 28 | 1:4,565,868 | 38,149 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Latvia | 8 | 1:256,256 | 23,728 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 107 | 1:227,807 | 17,201 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 500 | 1:100,437 | 10,180 |
The alternate forms: Risè (3), Risé (3), Riše (2) & Rišē (1) are calculated separately.
Rise (7,212) may also be a first name.
Rise Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
his surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rhys' (Welsh). Other variants and derivations are Rice, Price, Preece, which see.
Edward Recce, Herefordshire, 1601: Register of the University of Oxford.
Reese Myricke (Glamorganshire), Jesus Coll., 1607: ibid.
Thomas ap-Reese, 1606: Wills at Chester.
Thomas Rees, of Tybroughton, 1647: ibid.
Giles Reece, coinmaker, of Chester: ibid.
A Welsh personal name, anciently Rhys, whence the modifications and derivatives, Rice, Price or Pryce, (Ap-Rhys) Apreece, Reece, Preece, &c.
Some derive the Welsh name Rees, which they say was originally written Rhys, from Aρης, Mars. Pryce, however, renders Pen-rice, -rees, the head of the fleeting ground. Rheese is the name of a moor in Cornwall; and Reese, Rice, Rise, Ryce, Ryse are also found as surnames.
Rise Demographics
Average Rise Salary in
United States
$41,817 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rise Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rise Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rise (Hindi: रिसे, Marathi: रीसे, Oriya: ରିେସ) is found most in Egypt. It may be rendered as: Risè, Risé, Riše or Rišē. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rise? popularity and diffusion
Rise is the 78,066th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,163,959 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Rise are found; 56 percent are found in North Africa and 56 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 76,104th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 7,212 people.
Rise is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,478 people, or 1 in 26,434. Apart from Egypt it is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Norway, where 12 percent live.
Rise Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rise has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rise last name expanded 175 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rise Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States Rise are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rise earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning 341,027 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $41,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $50,139 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rise Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rise in the Hindi language | ||
| रिसे | rise | - |
| Rise in the Marathi language | ||
| रीसे | rise | - |
| Rise in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିେସ | riesa | 76.83 |
| ରିେଶ | riesa | 10.98 |
| ରିେଷ | riesa | 7.32 |
| ରୀେସ | riesa | 4.88 |
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