Family name Riis (ريس 
, 里斯 
, Riis 
, and others...) , globally, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Riis is characteristic of Greenland, where it is quite a common surname, Denmark, and Norway (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Denmark, Norway, and Syria. Much less frequently, Riis is the forename as well as the last name.
| jørgen riis DK (b. 1717) |
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andreas riis Danish minister and missionary, DK (b. 1804) |
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| fredrik riis Norwegian politician, NO (b. 1789) |
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jacob august riis American photographer, journalist and activist (1849-1914), US (b. 1849) |
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| claus pavels riis Norwegian writer, NO (b. 1826) |
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mary phillips riis financier and social welfare reformer (b. 1877) |
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| charles riis Danish photographer (1837-1915), DK (b. 1837) |
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| fanny riis NO (b. 1835) |
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| elisabeth riis (1852-1905), DK (b. 1852) |
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| sergius riis Estonian military personnel, spy and diplomat, EE (b. 1883) |
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| gerda johannesen riis (b. 1884) |
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| jüri riis (b. 1885) |
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| anna riis Danish Esperantist (b. 1910) |
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| poul jørgen riis Danish archaeologist, DK (b. 1910) |
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bjarne riis Danish cyclist, born 1964, CH (b. 1964) |
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