The Riester surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 733 people carried this name — #30,161 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Riester.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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
39 people named Riester live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Riester.
- Riel 2,160 · U.S. census
- Riem 122 · U.S. census
- Riemer 2,957 · U.S. census
- Riera 1,092 · U.S. census
- Ries 6,960 · U.S. census
- Riess 1,764 · U.S. census
- Riesterer 568 · U.S. census
- Rieth 1,236 · U.S. census
- Riether 114 · U.S. census
- Rietz 631 · U.S. census
- Riff 418 · U.S. census
- Riffe 3,139 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Riester is.
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