Ryš Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Ryš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ryš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Rys (6,769), Ryś (68) & Rýs (33) are calculated separately.

Ryš Last Name Facts

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

Ryš is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Rys, Ryś or Rýs. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryš? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ryš is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ryš live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Ryš is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,067,290. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Prešov Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia Ryš is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rys896,769/
Ryś8968/
Ry802,648/
Rýs7833/
Ray675,025,343/
Roy672,687,333/
Rey67195,449/
Ryo676,349/
Ruy672,326/
Ryt671,327/
Riy671,112/
Ryd671,073/
Ryi67991/
Ryz67287/
Őry67239/
Reš67207/
Ryc67172/
Ryp6795/
Ryh6787/
Ryy6774/
Rhy6749/
Ryx6731/
Hry6726/
Rry6724/
Ryž6724/
Riš6723/
Ryj6714/
Ryø676/
Rzy676/
Rüy675/
Ryč675/
Ryć674/
Róy673/
Røy672/
Ryż672/
Ráy671/
Ryß671/
Ryû671/

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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 Ryš
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