Riso Surname

78,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Riso Surname User-submission:

Riso means "Rice" in Italian.

Riso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,7161:22,5173,918
United States1,0241:353,96431,669
Argentina5871:72,8176,195
Brazil3771:567,83621,214
France2911:228,25735,399
Mexico1651:752,28011,252
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
Paraguay1071:67,6331,786
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Venezuela811:372,8907,910
Uruguay741:46,3755,218
Colombia601:796,2358,422
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England201:2,785,90397,972
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Montenegro161:39,9732,910
Nicaragua151:401,4063,386
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
El Salvador101:634,3893,243
Panama81:489,0328,962
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Rišo (30) & Risó (1) are calculated separately.

Riso (2,007) may also be a first name.

Riso Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Riso means "Rice" in Italian.

- marcosriso

Riso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riso (Bengali: রিসো, Georgian: რისო, Hindi: रीसो, Marathi: रीसो, Oriya: ରିେସା, Russian: Рисо) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Rišo or Risó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 78,179th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,166,007 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Riso live; 47 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 168,700th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,007 people.

Riso is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 2,716 people, or 1 in 22,517. In Italy Riso is primarily concentrated in: Apulia, where 26 percent reside, Sicily, where 24 percent reside and Calabria, where 23 percent reside. Other than Italy Riso exists in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Riso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riso has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 7,877 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Riso surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Riso surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Riso earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 24.98% less than the national average, earning €22,530 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning $18,903,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $51,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $48,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rišo9230/
Risó921/
Risso8921,675/
Risco8919,742/
Risos89490/
Risio89332/
Risho89319/
Rieso89198/
Reiso89152/
Ruiso8964/
Hriso8962/
Ritso8950/
Rioso8935/
Roiso8926/
Raiso8925/
Risop8916/
Risod8914/
Riszo8914/
Risot898/
Risoy897/
Risgo896/
Risoi896/
Risou892/
Risoo892/
Risoz891/
Ridso891/
Risoh891/
Ritsos80197/
Raisio80180/
Ritsou8091/
Rishoi8040/
Rishoo8037/
Roisoh8030/
Rissos8030/
Roisot8027/
Rissot8022/
Risopp8018/
Hrisco8015/
Hrisho8013/
Hrisos8012/
Rissou8012/
Rissho807/
Rhitso806/
Rishoj805/
Rishop805/
Reisgo805/
Risoha804/
Reisop804/
Ritsho804/
Ruiseo803/
Rissco803/
Rischo802/
Riosho802/
Riosso802/
Raitso802/
Raisho801/
Ruisio801/
Risoux801/
Hritso801/
Risiot801/
Raisso801/
Ridsho801/
Risoud801/
Risios801/
Riesjo801/
Raisos801/
Rissop800/
Reisso800/
Raisco800/
Ruisoz800/
Reitso800/
Rico75241,934/
Rizo7561,158/
Rijo7514,155/
Risa756,741/
Ruso753,464/
Reso751,499/
Riço7590/
Ryso752/
Rixo752/
Réso752/
Risiott7341/
Ritsios7324/
Reijsoo7322/
Raitsos7310/
Raidsoo738/
Reishou735/
Rheitso733/
Roissou733/
Rishoud731/
Rishoux731/
Rissoit731/
Hrissos731/
Raitsou731/
Rishous730/
Russo67353,346/
Rizzo67138,318/
Recio6737,173/
Raisa6714,623/
Risha6710,681/
Rizos676,963/
Regio676,311/
Rissa675,563/
Rusho673,375/
Rizou672,910/
Riosa672,044/
Ricoy671,847/
Roisa671,661/
Rigio671,422/
Ruizo671,197/
Risat671,101/
Rijoo671,075/
Ricio67985/
Resio67931/
Risah67888/
Rijos67808/
Risad67775/
Richo67701/
Risca67593/
Resos67561/
Rizio67533/
Resop67400/
Resho67318/
Rijas67276/
Rezio67262/
Rizas67249/
Reaso67222/
Resso67210/
Rijjo67201/
Reijo67193/
Risza67173/
Rayso67160/
Reisa67130/
Ritco67128/
Rizco67128/
Rusoi67120/
Rycio67120/
Rysio67106/
Roizo67103/
Riesa67101/
Risas67100/
Hryso6794/
Risau6792/
Ryoso6785/
Rézio6782/
Risia6766/
Ruixo6765/
Récio6763/
Rijho6759/
Reizo6757/
Ryzio6752/
Hrico6749/
Hrizo6746/
Rioza6746/
Ritsa6737/
Raijo6735/
Ridjo6732/
Hreso6730/
Hrižo6730/
Ruisa6727/
Rijoy6726/
Resot6724/
Hričo6724/
Rysso6722/
Ricoi6718/
Rusio6717/
Rioža6717/
Resoo6715/
Résio6713/
Rhisa6712/
Rusoh6712/
Rusoň6712/
Ruzio6711/
Rijod6711/
Retso6710/
Risaa679/
Risap679/
Rizsa678/
Hrišo678/
Resou678/
Rezso677/
Rijop677/
Rusoy675/
Rițco675/
Ruzso674/
Ricoo674/
Rytso674/
Rizoz673/
Resoa673/
Resoz673/
Ridžo673/
Rrico673/
Rihsa672/
Ruuso672/
Resoy672/
Riozo672/
Rizoi672/
Risja672/
Resuo672/
Riças672/
Risga672/
Rishoush672/
Rueso672/
Reuso672/
Rusuo671/
Resoh671/
Resoi671/
Reeso671/
Rijoj671/
Rizoo671/
Rixxo671/
Rício671/
Reyso671/
Raisojhe671/
Rissò671/
Rizgo671/
Rizoy671/
Rizuo671/
Rysop671/
Rysos671/
Rüsso671/
Ruhso671/
Rusoo671/
Rijuo671/
Rizjo671/
Rjsop670/
Rijou670/
Rijot670/

Riso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riso in the Georgian language
რისოriso-
Riso in the Bengali language
রিসোriso-
Riso in the Marathi language
रीसोriso-
Riso in the Oriya language
ରିେସାriesa75
ରିେଶାriesa25
Riso in the Hindi language
रीसोriso66.67
रिसोriso33.33
Riso in the Russian language
Рисоriso-

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