Riesen is used as a family name or surname in Switzerland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Riesen
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Switzerland
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Riesen

How popular is Riesen?

Riesen is common in Switzerland.

Riesen is ranked 118273 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Riesens grew by 11.22995 per cent to 624 since 2000 and ranked 35945 after elevating 1429 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.51 97.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.4 0
Others 0.8 0
Riesen is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Switzerland which may be its originating country too. Around 3404 people have been found who wears Riesen as their family name. Riesen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
119,730 Brazil3
6,270 Hong Kong3
19,093 Finland2
147,165 Czech Republic2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
95,312 Argentina2
107,212 South Africa1
13,606 Senegal1
24,771 Colombia1
12,741 Ecuador1
492,292 Ukraine1
53,505 Turkey1
11,486 Estonia1
47,891 Norway1
153,416 Italy1
31,207 Ireland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,483 Chile45
126,462 England22
80,121 Australia20
69,202 Netherlands18
89,048 Spain13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
18,065 Belgium97
3,494 Panama82
Countries with hundreds of Riesen:
36,361 United States783
15,276 Germany672
32,758 Canada101
Countries with thousands of Riesen:
522 Switzerland1,423
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Riesen Namesakes

  • Stefan Riesen, Musician
  • Hugo Riesenfeld, Composer
  • Hugo Riesenfeld, Composer
  • Hugo Riesenfeld, Composer
  • Hugo Riesenfeld, Composer
  • Hugo Riesenfeld, Composer
  • Henri-François Riesener, Jean Henri Riesener's son
  • Hugo Riesenfeld, Composer
  • Hugo Riesenfeld, Composer
  • Hugo Riesenfeld, Composer
  • In 2014, Sonja Riesen portrayed the role of Regula in drama, romance movie Der Goalie bin ig.
  • Lars van Riesen, from 0 action and adventure movie Timeless Eye, who portrayed the Young Franz.

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