Reff Surname

314,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Reff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8671:418,06136,280
France1281:518,92871,816
Germany931:865,65062,206
Norway301:171,41020,526
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Reff (30) may also be a first name.

Reff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reff (Russian: Рэфф) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reff is the 314,680th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,108,588 people. Reff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Reff reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Reff is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 30 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 418,061. In The United States Reff is primarily found in: New York, where 27 percent reside, Minnesota, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Reff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reff surname expanded 1,521 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Reff are 21.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Reff earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.99% less than the national average, earning 311,495 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $41,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.24% more than the national average, earning $67,189 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiff899,923/
Rieff89852/
Reuff89154/
Reeff89138/
Reyff89124/
Reffs8996/
Reffe8981/
Rejff891/
Reaff890/
Ref86174/
Reiffs8068/
Reiffe8049/
Rheuff8016/
Refftt801/
Reeffe800/
Reif7518,431/
Rief754,005/
Riff752,620/
Reef751,772/
Refe751,221/
Ryff75410/
Rejf75175/
Reft75134/
Reyf75131/
Href7538/
Reuf7521/
Reaf7515/
Rzef759/
Rhef753/
Refs753/
Redf752/
Refz752/
Rjff752/
Rewf752/
Resf751/
Revf751/
Retf751/
Riffe674,112/
Reifs67389/
Raiff67307/
Reefe67221/
Rijff67168/
Roiff6755/
Reift6753/
Reefs6752/
Reife6750/
Ryffe6717/
Reafs6717/
Rioff6714/
Reiffová6710/
Reyfe678/
Hreef675/
Reafe673/
Reefh672/
Reiffova672/
Reeft672/
Rheef671/
Ruiff671/
Readf671/
Reasf671/
Redfe671/
Reehf671/
Refch671/
Rievf671/
Rgeef671/
Hrief671/
Reisf671/
Rhief671/
Reyfs671/
Reyjf671/
Hriff671/
Riefh670/
Riffs670/
Hreft670/
Rehef670/
Royff670/

Reff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reff in the Russian language
Рэффreff-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Reff
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