Reefke Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Reefke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reefke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Reefke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reefke is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reefke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reefke is the 2,506,728th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Reefke is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Reefke are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Reefke is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany Reefke is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent are found, Hamburg, where 20 percent are found and Hesse, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Reefke Last Name Statistics demography

Reefke earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $55,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refke9193/
Reffke83177/
Reifke83122/
Riefke8381/
Roefke8310/
Reefeq833/
Refk805/
Refky73894/
Refki73324/
Refka73192/
Röfke7326/
Rafke7318/
Rifke732/
Reefq731/
Rofke730/
Rejfek67102/
Riefki6786/
Reibke6782/
Raffke6740/
Reifek6718/
Rifkey6715/
Roefky6714/
Riefka679/
Rifkes678/
Reifka675/
Riefky674/
Rebcke673/
Rifkie672/
Reefqy671/
Reffky671/
Rifkee671/
Rafkey670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Reefke
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