The Riem surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 153 people carried this name — #114,424 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 25% from 122 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 152 people named Riem.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
137 people named Riem live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 31 people named Riem live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Riem,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gottlieb Riem 1825–1888 · politician -
Johannes Riem 1730–1807 · writer
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Johannes Riem 1739–1807 · writer
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Wilhelm Friedrich Riem 1779–1857 · organist
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Gustav Riem 1867–1913 · politician
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Johannes Riem 1868–1945 · astronomer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Riem.
- Rieger 5,989 · U.S. census
- Riegert 631 · U.S. census
- Riegler 1,039 · U.S. census
- Riehl 3,852 · U.S. census
- Riehm 614 · U.S. census
- Riel 2,125 · U.S. census
- Riemer 3,039 · U.S. census
- Riera 1,604 · U.S. census
- Ries 7,258 · U.S. census
- Riess 1,908 · U.S. census
- Riester 748 · U.S. census
- Riesterer 586 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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