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Family name Rist (Rist , Рист , ריסט ) , throughout the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Rist is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Estonia, where it is quite a common surname, Iceland, where it is quite a rare surname, and Norway. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Norway. Much less frequently, Rist is the forename as well as the last name.