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Where Does The Last Name Rys Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Rys (Russian: Рысь) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ryś, Rýs or Ryš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rys? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 72,792^nd most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,076,606 people. The surname Rys is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Rys live; 51 percent live in Eastern Europe and 35 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Rys is also the 401,195^th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 454 people.

Rys is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 1,535 people, or 1 in 93,891. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 19 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Ukraine, where 13 percent reside.

Rys Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rys last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Rys surname are 5.18% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 51.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rys earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning 357,601 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning $57,341 CAD per year.