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 has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rissom? popularity and diffusion

Rissom is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Rissom occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Rissom live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Rissom is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,642,969. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hamburg, where 51 percent live, Hesse, where 14 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

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 rose 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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