Risøy Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Risøy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 202 | 1:25,457 | 3,418 |
The alternate forms: Risy (77) are calculated separately.
Risøy Demographics
Average Risøy Salary in
Norway
352,446 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Risøy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Risøy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Risøy is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Risy. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Risøy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Risøy is the 1,177,228th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. Risøy occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Risøy are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Risøy is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 25,457. In Norway Risøy is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 61 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 8 percent reside.
Risøy Last Name Statistics demography
Risøy earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning 352,446 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risy | 96 | 77 | / |
| Raisy | 80 | 81 | / |
| Risay | 80 | 72 | / |
| Risey | 80 | 54 | / |
| Roisy | 80 | 47 | / |
| Rishy | 80 | 36 | / |
| Riscy | 80 | 24 | / |
| Rissy | 80 | 16 | / |
| Risøe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Reisy | 80 | 9 | / |
| Risoy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Riesy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Risyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Resøy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Riszy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Risiy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Risys | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rixsy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roisay | 73 | 1,126 | / |
| Rishøj | 73 | 206 | / |
| Raissy | 73 | 199 | / |
| Raisay | 73 | 195 | / |
| Reisay | 73 | 175 | / |
| Raisey | 73 | 155 | / |
| Ruissy | 73 | 51 | / |
| Roissy | 73 | 43 | / |
| Raisys | 73 | 36 | / |
| Russøy | 73 | 22 | / |
| Reisjø | 73 | 16 | / |
| Rissey | 73 | 16 | / |
| Rishøi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Rishay | 73 | 9 | / |
| Rishiy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Reishy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Reisyh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Raishy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Reissy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rissay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hrissy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Reisys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rishyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rishey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reisey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Risaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rischy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rioshy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rixsey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Roisey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Raiscy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ruisey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rhidsy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Risi | 67 | 10,212 | / |
| Risa | 67 | 6,741 | / |
| Rise | 67 | 6,261 | / |
| Rusy | 67 | 173 | / |
| Rizy | 67 | 124 | / |
| Resy | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ricy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Raissay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Raitsyz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Raitsys | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ritschy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Risheyd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rysy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Raishys | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raisaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raisych | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rithsay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Risè | 67 | 3 | / |
| Risé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rishaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raissey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rijy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reissuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Risheey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ridshay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rixy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ritshey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Risøy
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