Reifferscheid Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reifferscheid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reifferscheid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3481:231,33825,683
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Reifferscheid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reifferscheid is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Reifferscheid.

How Common Is The Last Name Reifferscheid? popularity and diffusion

The surname Reifferscheid is the 761,666th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname Reifferscheid is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Reifferscheid live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 231,338. In Germany Reifferscheid is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 37 percent reside and Bavaria, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Reifferscheid Last Name Statistics demography

Reifferscheid earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.82% less than the national average, earning $39,838 CAD per year.

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