Rist Surname

49,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Rist Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Reistr; from the German, Rister; from the Flemish, from the Dutch, Rist; a personal name.

Rist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,9151:16,3802,164
United States2,8731:126,16013,387
England4741:117,54911,971
Estonia2951:4,481419
Norway2691:19,1162,418
France1951:340,62951,332
Romania1921:104,57211,822
Austria1711:49,7987,899
Switzerland1461:56,2537,172
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Australia891:303,32226,493
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Slovakia631:84,70616,342
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Wales281:110,5198,545
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Finland81:687,08836,047
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4841:103,75810,469

Rist (108) may also be a first name.

Rist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Reistr; from the German, Rister; from the Flemish, from the Dutch, Rist; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rist Last Name Facts

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

Rist (Hindi: रिसत, Russian: Рист) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rist.

How Common Is The Last Name Rist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rist is the 49,422nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 700,052 people. Rist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Rist reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 904,892nd most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 108 people.

Rist is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 4,915 people, or 1 in 16,380. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 66 percent are found, Bavaria, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Rist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rist has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 594 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rist last name are 10.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning 336,902 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning R 245,112 per year; in United States they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $46,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.64% less than the national average, earning $44,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reist893,261/
Riste89937/
Riszt89109/
Riest8974/
Rijst8953/
Raist8932/
Roist8924/
Ruist8923/
Ristć8917/
Risth8910/
Hrist899/
Risht897/
Riost895/
Rhist890/
Ristz890/
Rit8615,332/
Ris863,439/
Reiste8069/
Reiset8055/
Raiste8019/
Ristte8016/
Reijst809/
Rischt809/
Ridste806/
Ritsts803/
Reisth801/
Riesht801/
Hristz801/
Raisdt801/
Roiste801/
Hrisst800/
Rios751,115,749/
Reis75532,180/
Rais7597,295/
Rust7534,962/
Ries7532,586/
Rait7532,258/
Rois7512,000/
Ruis759,023/
Rith758,198/
Rise756,261/
Riet754,878/
Ritt754,502/
Rish754,005/
Riss753,943/
Rest753,418/
Rite753,009/
Riot751,480/
Rijs751,304/
Rihs751,117/
Reit75909/
Rüst75464/
Roit75333/
Ruit75317/
Rhis75210/
Rijt75190/
Ryst75160/
Rhit75126/
Hrit75109/
Risz7540/
Risø7532/
Róis7529/
Hris7527/
Räst7526/
Ridt7517/
Risp7517/
Røis756/
Øris755/
Rêis755/
Riås755/
Rizt754/
Rgis754/
Réis752/
Rizs752/
Rixs752/
Ritp752/
Rris751/
Riht751/
Ráis751/
Åris751/
Rgit751/
Rjst751/
Rixt751/
Risd750/
Ristova734,250/
Ristová7355/
Hőriszt7315/
Roisset739/
Røisæth736/
Reisset733/
Reisett731/
Reischt730/
Ri673,363,006/
Hristova6761,188/
Reiss6720,774/
Reith6712,558/
Risch6710,625/
Risse679,565/
Reish677,890/
Raiss677,481/
Riess676,817/
Rieth676,213/
Rithe676,132/
Raith675,930/
Raish675,605/
Ruest672,991/
Hrish672,701/
Ritte672,137/
Reisz672,033/
Reise671,874/
Ruijs671,687/
Raitt671,636/
Reidt671,373/
Roith671,062/
Reihs671,006/
Reust671,004/
Raidt67906/
Reite67657/
Riesz67576/
Reijs67530/
Raise67500/
Riehs67497/
Richt67494/
Ruise67487/
Reast67439/
Reste67431/
Rhait67411/
Ruisz67405/
Rishe67373/
Régis67328/
Røise67289/
Raite67281/
Rhiss67246/
Roise67204/
Roiss67181/
Ritse67172/
Ryste67157/
Roidt67150/
Riedt67143/
Raits67130/
Roitz67119/
Reits67118/
Reest67112/
Hrust67100/
Roish6792/
Ruite6789/
Raisz6786/
Reyst6780/
Ruiss6779/
Reisp6779/
Riott6774/
Rhite6770/
Rheis6767/
Rusth6763/
Roitt6761/
Reitt6754/
Rijdt6737/
Roits6737/
Reids6736/
Ritth6733/
Ruish6732/
Roisz6730/
Rysst6726/
Rizzs6723/
Riesh6723/
Roite6721/
Hrois6720/
Ryszt6719/
Raais6717/
Resst6716/
Hreis6716/
Risøe6713/
Rhais6713/
Rysht6712/
Reszt6712/
Rijss6712/
Ruids6711/
Hrris6711/
Raisp6711/
Ryset6711/
Rioss6710/
Rrais678/
Risztová678/
Ruizs677/
Hristová677/
Ruijt677/
Ruith676/
Risce676/
Ørris675/
Reijt675/
Rgais675/
Rhish675/
Ruihs675/
Hreit675/
Hristowa674/
Riojs674/
Hriss674/
Rihte674/
Rrios674/
Ruitt673/
Rgoit673/
Resth673/
Raids673/
Rreis673/
Ridtt673/
Rruis673/
Rissz673/
Raisd672/
Reizt672/
Rustt672/
Rhois672/
Rihse672/
Rishh672/
Raizs672/
Ruits672/
Hriot672/
Raihs672/
Reitd672/
Rusht672/
Raiht671/
Ruizt671/
Russt671/
Rustd671/
Ruidt671/
Rrait671/
Rrish671/
Rhith671/
Rhitt671/
Reisette671/
Riddt671/
Restz671/
Riosj671/
Roisd671/
Rissh671/
Rixxs671/
Hrite671/
Hrizt671/
D'Ris671/
Riett671/
Raizt671/
Hruis671/
Ċreis671/
Hrith671/
Reisß671/
Riosd671/
Rijhs671/
Rijts671/
Rhise671/
Rhitd671/
Rhris671/
Risztova671/
Rrest671/
Ruyst671/
Rustø671/
Rishd671/
Rzeis671/
Rrzit671/
Rieht671/
Rijse671/
Rischtch671/
Hrest671/
Raiscett670/
Reiht670/
Restt670/
Rhies670/
Royst670/
Rheit670/
Rishs670/

Rist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rist in the Hindi language
रिसतrisata-
Rist in the Russian language
Ристrist-

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