Rissanen

Rissanen Meaning & Origin

About Rissanen
The surname Rissanen is of Finnish origin and is derived from the personal name Risto, which is a shortened form of the name Kristian. The suffix -nen is a common Finnish surname ending, indicating "belonging to" or "descendant of." Therefore, Rissanen can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Risto" or "belonging to the family of Risto."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Rissanen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Rissanen: 122
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 137327
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rissanen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RSNN
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R020505
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R IH1 S AH0 N AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/rissanen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RSNN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R255

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rissanen in Braille

Here's how to represent Rissanen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Rissanen in braille

How to sign the name Rissanen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Rissanen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Rissanen in sign language

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