Risso Surname

24,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Risso Surname User-submission:

The Risso surname comes from the Italian word rizzo or riccio, which is used to denote 'curly hair'.

Risso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina8,1701:5,232576
Italy4,4891:13,6242,201
Brazil3,3571:63,7702,370
Uruguay1,1671:2,941345
United States8161:444,19038,145
France7871:84,40011,984
Venezuela6351:47,5652,414
India4181:1,835,08564,798
Chile3241:54,3722,397
Paraguay3171:22,829880
Peru2831:112,3116,789
Mexico1621:766,21111,378
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Spain781:599,38528,019
Gibraltar631:53968
Ecuador601:265,0978,624
Canada531:695,20056,020
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Panama361:108,6744,042
England331:1,688,42669,999
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Malta181:23,9041,289
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Monaco141:2,648179
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Rissò (1) are calculated separately.

Risso (385) may also be a first name.

Risso Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Risso surname comes from the Italian word rizzo or riccio, which is used to denote 'curly hair'.

- angelica.franco

Risso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Risso (Hindi: रिस्सो, Russian: Риссо) is held by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Rissò. Click here for further possible spellings of Risso.

How Common Is The Last Name Risso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Risso is the 24,901st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 336,219 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Risso are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 45 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 441,679th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 385 people.

This last name is most common in Argentina, where it is borne by 8,170 people, or 1 in 5,232. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 44 percent live, Santa Fe Province, where 10 percent live and Tucumán Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Argentina Risso exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.

Risso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Risso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Risso surname expanded 6,277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 471 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Risso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Risso surname are 0.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Risso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 48.36% more than the national average, earning €44,552 per year; in Peru they earn 98.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,437 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning $26,952,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning $48,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning $43,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rissò931/
Rissos9130/
Rissot9122/
Rissou9112/
Rissho917/
Riosso912/
Raisso911/
Rissop910/
Reisso910/
Riso896,250/
Roissou833/
Rissoit831/
Hrissos831/
Russo80353,346/
Rissa805,563/
Risos80490/
Risio80332/
Risho80319/
Resso80210/
Rieso80198/
Reiso80152/
Risas80100/
Ruiso8064/
Hriso8062/
Ritso8050/
Rioso8035/
Roiso8026/
Raiso8025/
Rysso8022/
Risop8016/
Risod8014/
Riszo8014/
Risot808/
Risoy807/
Risgo806/
Risoi806/
Risou802/
Risoo802/
Risoz801/
Rüsso801/
Ridso801/
Risoh801/
Raissa733,572/
Rhissa733,105/
Ressot73350/
Ritsos73197/
Raisio73180/
Ritsou7391/
Rissas7389/
Ressos7342/
Rishoi7340/
Rishoo7337/
Russoi7335/
Roisoh7330/
Roisot7327/
Russoy7321/
Risopp7318/
Hrisho7313/
Hrisos7312/
Reasso7312/
Ruissa7311/
Ressou7311/
Rissap7310/
Reissa739/
Hrissa738/
Rissah737/
Rhitso736/
Rishoj735/
Rishop735/
Reisgo735/
Ritsas735/
Reisas734/
Risoha734/
Reisop734/
Ritsho734/
Raisas733/
Roisas733/
Ruiseo733/
Rissat733/
Riossa733/
Hrusso732/
Rischo732/
Ruesso732/
Rishas732/
Reusso732/
Riosho732/
Raitso732/
Russso731/
Raisho731/
Ruisio731/
Russoo731/
Russzo731/
Risoux731/
Rissad731/
Hritso731/
Risiot731/
Ressoa731/
Ridsho731/
Risoud731/
Rissaa731/
Risssa731/
Risios731/
Rgissa731/
Roissa731/
Riesjo731/
Raisos731/
Ruisoz730/
Reitso730/
Rizo6761,158/
Risa676,741/
Ruso673,464/
Reso671,499/
Hrissah67478/
Riço6790/
Reissah6788/
Risiott6741/
Rišo6730/
Reisaus6726/
Ritsios6724/
Reijsoo6722/
Roissah6719/
Roissat6710/
Raitsos6710/
Raissha679/
Ressous679/
Rhaissa678/
Raidsoo678/
Reishou675/
Ressoux674/
Ruidsas673/
Rheitso673/
Ryso672/
Rixo672/
Réso672/
Raishas671/
Raissah671/
Rishash671/
Rishoud671/
Rishoux671/
Risó671/
Raitsou671/
Raissat671/
Rhuissa671/
Royssos671/
D'Russo671/
Richass670/
Rishous670/

Risso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Risso in the Hindi language
रिस्सोris'so-
Risso in the Russian language
Риссоrisso-

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