Risholm Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Risholm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1541:33,3914,679
Sweden421:234,44716,276
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Risholm Last Name Facts

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

Risholm is found most in Norway. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Risholm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,173,425th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Risholm live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Risholm is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 33,391. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 69 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 15 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Risholm Last Name Statistics demography

Risholm earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning 432,321 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritsholm931/
Richolm8652/
Rysholm861/
Ryssholm802/
Ruishalme7534/
Resolme71417/
Risulme7128/
Risalme7117/
Rexholm7111/
Rizalm6237/
Resulme57296/
Resalme572/

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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 Risholm
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