Family name Riesen (Riesen 
, 里森 
) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The last name Riesen is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Liechtenstein, where it is quite a common surname, Switzerland, and Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Switzerland, Germany, and the United States. Much less frequently, Riesen is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Riesen | Netherlands, Switzerland, France, United States, Germany |
| 里森 | China |
| jacob riesen PL (b. 1786) |
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| willem van riesen politician (b. 1811) |
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günter riesen German Nazi politician who served as Mayor of Cologne (1892-1951), DE (b. 1892) |
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| paul riesen (b. 1857) |
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jean riesen Swiss politician (1920-1987), CH (b. 1920) |
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| georg riesen (b. 1866) |
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raoul riesen Swiss journalist (1932-2000), CH (b. 1932) |
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| wouter van riesen Dutch novelist, NL (b. 1885) |
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| paul riesen Swiss athletics competitor, CH (b. 1906) |
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| armin riesen (1910-1992), CH (b. 1910) |
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| friedrich von riesen German navy officer and WWII submarine commander, PL (b. 1911) |
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| austin h. riesen Brain scientist, pioneer of sensory deprivation technology, US (b. 1913) |
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| rolf riesen German navy officer and WWII submarine commander, DE (b. 1919) |
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| martin riesen Swiss ice hockey player, CH (b. 1926) |
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michel riesen Swiss ice hockey player, CH (b. 1979) |
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