Risør Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Risør Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Risør Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Risr (5) are calculated separately.

Risør Last Name Facts

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

Risør is found most frequently in Denmark. It may be rendered as a variant: Risr. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Risør? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Risør occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Risør reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Denmark, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 201,597. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 36 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 6 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risr965/
Raisr8011/
Ritsr801/
Riossr733/
Reisjr732/
Rusr672/
Rysr672/
Resr671/
Rizr671/
Rijr671/
Rjsr671/
Ricr670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Risør
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