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Worldwide, Riese (Ris
, Ries
, 里斯
) is quite a common epicene given name. The forename Riese is characteristic of Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and China. More frequently, Riese is the last name as well as the forename.
Riese is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Riese Balderich , character in Die Neun Berge bei Rambin.