Reif Surname

29,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Reif Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Rifo, a pet form of Ricfrid (rule, peace).

Reif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,4941:7,672961
United States4,5081:80,4039,150
Austria1,3851:6,148739
Brazil6261:341,97213,129
Czechia2031:52,3828,787
Australia2011:134,30714,542
Switzerland1401:58,6647,379
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Hungary1171:83,9008,373
France1151:577,58977,507
Poland1001:380,08741,573
Croatia671:63,11311,594
England551:1,013,05650,089
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Norway251:205,69123,411
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Panama51:782,45211,059
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China21:683,660,78330,601
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6041:83,1448,704

Reif (71,366) may also be a first name.

Reif Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Rifo, a pet form of Ricfrid (rule, peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Reif Last Name Facts

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

Reif (Russian: Реиф) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reif is the 29,113th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 395,396 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Reif live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 13,638th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 71,366 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 10,494 people, or 1 in 7,672. In Germany Reif is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 37 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

Reif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reif last name expanded 746 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reif last name are 16.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Reif earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 88.37% more than the national average, earning 651,902 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.89% less than the national average, earning R 147,600 per year; in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $48,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiff899,923/
Reifs89389/
Reift8953/
Reife8950/
Reisf891/
Reief891/
Rif862,782/
Ref86174/
Reiffs8068/
Reiffe8049/
Rejife801/
Rife759,192/
Raif754,640/
Rief754,005/
Raef753,001/
Riff752,620/
Reef751,772/
Ruef751,271/
Refe751,221/
Reff751,193/
Roif75523/
Roef75418/
Riof75384/
Reib75313/
Rejf75175/
Reft75134/
Reyf75131/
Href7538/
Rijf7533/
Ruif7525/
Rift7523/
Reuf7521/
Reaf7515/
Rhif7512/
Rzef759/
Reiv757/
Rizf757/
Reiw756/
Rrif754/
Refs753/
Rhef753/
Redf752/
Hrif752/
Rewf752/
Refz752/
Resf751/
Revf751/
Rifs751/
Risf751/
Ryef751/
Retf751/
Reifová73217/
Reifova732/
Reihaft731/
Reihoff730/
Riffe674,112/
Rueff672,033/
Rieff67852/
Raiff67307/
Hraif67242/
Reefe67221/
Rijff67168/
Raife67163/
Reuff67154/
Reeff67138/
Raief67127/
Reyff67124/
Reffs6796/
Reffe6781/
Roife6779/
Rajif6774/
Hreib6769/
Roiff6755/
Reefs6752/
Reyef6750/
Raeff6737/
Rayif6737/
Raiof6735/
Raaif6733/
Reiph6731/
Raiuf6721/
Riyaf6720/
Reafs6717/
Rayef6714/
Rioff6714/
Reiffová6710/
Rhaif6710/
Rehaf678/
Rouef678/
Reyfe678/
Roeff678/
Rauef677/
Rejib676/
Reyaf676/
Hreef675/
Rejaf675/
Reafe673/
Reuiv673/
Rajef673/
Roiaf673/
Royif672/
Reeft672/
Reiffova672/
Reefh672/
Royef671/
Raifz671/
Ryeff671/
Ruiff671/
Readf671/
Reasf671/
Redfe671/
Reehf671/
Refch671/
Reivs671/
Rievf671/
Rawef671/
Rojif671/
Rgeef671/
Reufe671/
Hrief671/
Raiaf671/
Hrift671/
Raidf671/
Raifh671/
Reivh671/
Rejff671/
Rhief671/
Reyuf671/
Roiif671/
Reyfs671/
Reyjf671/
Rheef671/
Riwwf671/
Hriff671/
Reufs670/
Reaff670/
Riffs670/
Roehf670/
Rhife670/
Riefh670/
Hreft670/
Rehef670/
Richf670/

Reif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reif in the Russian language
Реифreif-

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