Reef Surname

228,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Reef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8561:423,43336,646
Netherlands2841:59,46210,237
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Belize21:177,7373,502
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tonga11:107,313791
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:190,94616,781

Reef (986) may also be a first name.

Reef Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Reef Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Reef is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reef is the 228,674th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,112,611 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Reef are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 256,549th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 986 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 856 people, or 1 in 423,433. In The United States Reef is most frequent in: Indiana, where 19 percent are found, Ohio, where 13 percent are found and Colorado, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found.

Reef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reef has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 325 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reef last name are 15.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Reef earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89% more than the national average, earning R 449,124 per year; in United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.23% more than the national average, earning $68,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reefe89221/
Reeff89138/
Reefs8952/
Reyef8950/
Hreef895/
Reeft892/
Reefh892/
Reehf891/
Rgeef891/
Reief891/
Rheef891/
Rehef890/
Ref86174/
Rajeef8031/
Rayeef8010/
Rejeef804/
Raieef804/
Roieef803/
Reeyfs802/
Reheef802/
Reueff802/
Reeouf801/
Reehaf801/
Reeffe800/
Reif7518,431/
Reeb755,717/
Rief754,005/
Raef753,001/
Ruef751,271/
Refe751,221/
Reff751,193/
Roef75418/
Rejf75175/
Reev75138/
Reft75134/
Reyf75131/
Href7538/
Reuf7521/
Reaf7515/
Reew7514/
Rzef759/
Refs753/
Rhef753/
Redf752/
Rewf752/
Refz752/
Resf751/
Revf751/
Ryef751/
Retf751/
Reiff679,923/
Rueff672,033/
Rejeb671,320/
Rieff67852/
Reifs67389/
Reuff67154/
Raief67127/
Reyff67124/
Reevs67101/
Reffs6796/
Hreew6788/
Rephe6786/
Reffe6781/
Reift6753/
Reife6750/
Raeff6737/
Reafs6717/
Rayef6714/
Rehaf678/
Rouef678/
Reyfe678/
Roeff678/
Rauef677/
Reyaf676/
Reyew675/
Rejaf675/
Reafe673/
Rajef673/
Hreeb673/
Hreev673/
Reyev672/
Royef671/
Ryeff671/
Readf671/
Reasf671/
Redfe671/
Refch671/
Rievf671/
Rawef671/
Reufe671/
Hrief671/
Reisf671/
Rejff671/
Rhief671/
Reyuf671/
Reehw671/
Reyfs671/
Reyjf671/
Rgeew671/
Reufs670/
Reaff670/
Roehf670/
Riefh670/
Hreft670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Reef
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