Reicher Surname
Approximately 3,242 people bear this surname
Reicher Surname User-submission:
Reicher is a German and Yiddish surname with various meanings. The first meaning is 'richer' (an inflected form of the word reich, meaning 'rich'). The second is a variant of the personal name Richer (composed of the name elements ric, meaning 'powerful' and her, meaning 'army').
Read More About This SurnameReicher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1,063 | 1:8,011 | 1,016 |
| United States | 825 | 1:439,344 | 37,782 |
| Israel | 417 | 1:20,522 | 3,058 |
| Germany | 149 | 1:540,305 | 44,986 |
| Slovakia | 145 | 1:36,803 | 6,775 |
| Brazil | 111 | 1:1,928,598 | 61,665 |
| France | 97 | 1:684,770 | 87,242 |
| Hungary | 92 | 1:106,699 | 10,245 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Poland | 56 | 1:678,728 | 58,421 |
| Croatia | 40 | 1:105,715 | 16,512 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
Reicher (29) may also be a first name.
Reicher Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Reicher is a German and Yiddish surname with various meanings. The first meaning is 'richer' (an inflected form of the word reich, meaning 'rich'). The second is a variant of the personal name Richer (composed of the name elements ric, meaning 'powerful' and her, meaning 'army'). The third is a habitational name derived from any place called Reich, Reichau, or Reichen, commonly found in Bavaria and formerly also in Bohemia.
- haffman97Reicher Demographics
Average Male Reicher Height
174.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Reicher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reicher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Reicher is more commonly found in Austria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Reicher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Reicher? popularity and diffusion
It is the 138,079th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,247,855 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Reicher reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Reicher is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 29 people.
The last name Reicher is most commonly used in Austria, where it is held by 1,063 people, or 1 in 8,011. In Austria Reicher is mostly concentrated in: Styria, where 65 percent are found, Burgenland, where 9 percent are found and Vienna, where 8 percent are found. Beside Austria this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Israel, where 13 percent are found.
Reicher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Reicher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 809 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Reicher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Reicher surname are 6.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.61% being registered with the political party.
The amount Reicher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $54,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.5% more than the national average, earning $67,318 CAD per year.
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