Rissom Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rissom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rissom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Rissom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rissom is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rissom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rissom is the 2,506,728th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Rissom are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,642,969. In Germany Rissom is most prevalent in: Hamburg, where 51 percent are found, Hesse, where 14 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Rissom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rissom has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rissom last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risom91562/
Russom832,008/
Risson831,398/
Ressom8368/
Rissam8334/
Roisom8327/
Rissem8313/
Riesom839/
Risoum832/
Raisom832/
Rissum831/
Reisom831/
Rixsom830/
Rissone771,110/
Rissong77132/
Rissame7767/
Raisson7765/
Reisson7717/
Roisson7712/
Hrisson778/
Reissem771/
Riosson771/
Riesoum771/
Rissoun771/
Roissem771/
Russoim771/
Reissam771/
Rhissam771/
Ridsson770/
Rission770/
Riesson770/
Rison731,563/
Risam73380/
Risum73277/
Rixom73119/
Risem7334/
Resom7328/
Rusom7323/
Reissond7119/
Reission7119/
Reidsome712/
Reissohn711/
Raissoun711/
Raison676,404/
Ritson674,200/
Ressam67847/
Risong67624/
Rissen67422/
Rixson67380/
Roisum67304/
Ressem67226/
Ridson67208/
Risham67134/
Ruzsom67104/
Russam6796/
Resson6788/
Roison6783/
Rishon6780/
Rizoum6760/
Rieson6757/
Rissan6749/
Reisem6740/
Reison6730/
Røisum6714/
Ruison6712/
Røysom6710/
Risyon679/
Rissén678/
Roisam678/
Raisam676/
Raisem675/
Richom675/
Resome674/
Risiem674/
Risone674/
Reesom674/
Ruesom672/
Reisum672/
Rehsom672/
Raysom671/
Ruisam671/
Risumm671/
Riszon671/
Resiom671/
Rizzom671/
Risame671/
Rajsom671/
Roisem671/
Rihsam671/
Reisam670/
Reasom670/
Ritsum670/
Hrison670/
Ressum670/

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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
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  • 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 Rissom
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