van Riessen Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

van Riessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Riessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7091:23,8183,859
Suriname261:21,2544,689
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

van Riessen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Riessen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Riessen? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Riessen is the 439,664th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of van Riessen reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 709 people, or 1 in 23,818. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 32 percent reside, Gelderland, where 27 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands van Riessen exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

van Riessen Last Name Statistics demography

van Riessen earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 168.59% more than the national average, earning $115,893 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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