Reiff Surname

51,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Reiff Surname Definition:

John Reiff in Southeldmyln, Fife, witness, 1598 (Laing, 1346). Johannes Reiff, faber ferrarius, burgess of Hamilton, 1646 (Inquis. Tut., 710).

Reiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2851:68,5837,976
Germany3,3111:24,3153,227
France3861:172,08026,779
Brazil2391:895,70932,172
Austria2151:39,6076,363
Denmark821:68,8386,869
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Luxembourg721:8,0631,253
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7281:68,9827,479

Reiff (39) may also be a first name.

Reiff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Reiff in Southeldmyln, Fife, witness, 1598 (Laing, 1346). Johannes Reiff, faber ferrarius, burgess of Hamilton, 1646 (Inquis. Tut., 710).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

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

Reiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reiff occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reiff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,641st most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 734,410 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Reiff reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Reiff is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 39 people.

The last name Reiff is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,285 people, or 1 in 68,583. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Reiff is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Reiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reiff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 726 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reiff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Reiff surname are 25.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Reiff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.71% less than the national average, earning R 157,524 per year; in United States they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $44,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.43% more than the national average, earning $79,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiffs9168/
Reiffe9149/
Reif8918,431/
Riff892,620/
Reff891,193/
Reihoff830/
Riffe804,112/
Rueff802,033/
Rieff80852/
Reifs80389/
Raiff80307/
Rijff80168/
Reuff80154/
Reeff80138/
Reyff80124/
Reffs8096/
Reffe8081/
Roiff8055/
Reift8053/
Reife8050/
Raeff8037/
Rioff8014/
Roeff808/
Rejff801/
Hriff801/
Reief801/
Reisf801/
Ruiff801/
Ryeff801/
Riffs800/
Reaff800/
Reiffová7710/
Reiffova772/
Rif752,782/
Ref75174/
Raiffe73122/
Roiffe7364/
Roueff7335/
Rajeff7317/
Rheuff7316/
Raieff7310/
Rijoff738/
Riyeff735/
Riyaff734/
Raiuff733/
Rojiff733/
Reueff732/
Rejife731/
Rayiff731/
Ruieff731/
Refftt731/
Reeffe730/
Rife679,192/
Raff675,010/
Raif674,640/
Rief674,005/
Raef673,001/
Reef671,772/
Ruef671,271/
Refe671,221/
Roif67523/
Roef67418/
Ryff67410/
Riof67384/
Reib67313/
Reifová67217/
Rejf67175/
Reft67134/
Reyf67131/
Href6738/
Rijf6733/
Ruif6725/
Rift6723/
Reuf6721/
Reaf6715/
Rhif6712/
Rzef679/
Reiv677/
Rizf677/
Reiw676/
Rrif674/
Refs673/
Rhef673/
Rjff672/
Refz672/
Hrif672/
Redf672/
Reifova672/
Rewf672/
Retf671/
Ryef671/
Risf671/
Rifs671/
Revf671/
Resf671/
Reihaft671/

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