Surname Rieger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rieger families are Croats (from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Rieger live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Samobor (<10), Zagreb (<5), Nasice (<5), and in Podgorac (<5) and Stipanovci (<5) in Nasice area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Rieger (including: Riegger , Rüegger ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. The family name "Rieger " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 7000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Riegger " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Thailand. "Rüegger " is used by some 500 people in Switzerland , about 300 in Brazil , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vilko Rieger, Josip Rieger, Marijan Rieger, Leo Rieger, Antun Rieger, Fritz Rieger, Anja Rieger, Davorin Rieger, Elmar Rieger, Paul Rieger, Mario Rieger, Biserka Rieger, Margareta Rieger, Franjo Rieger, Toma Rieger, Željko Rieger, Marija Rieger, Jelena Rieger, Branka Rieger

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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