Reigh Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Reigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4591:789,67161,028
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Ireland161:294,30910,207
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Reigh (193) may also be a first name.

Reigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reigh occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reigh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 609,992nd most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Reigh reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Reigh is also the 653,740th most frequently held first name globally, held by 193 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 459 people, or 1 in 789,671. In The United States Reigh is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 49 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Reigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Reigh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 373 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 38 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Reigh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Reigh last name is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Reigh surname are 41.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Reigh earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.81% more than the national average, earning $62,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reigch911/
Reigth910/
Reig898,448/
Regh89378/
Righ8942/
Reagh80472/
Reikh80115/
Ruigh8045/
Reigg8027/
Reugh809/
Røegh807/
Raigh805/
Rehgh803/
Riegh803/
Reigs803/
Rheig802/
Reixh802/
Rzegh801/
Reisg801/
Regch801/
Reigt801/
Rejig801/
Reg75458/
Rig75262/
Rojigh73361/
Ruijgh7379/
Reigue738/
Reioug732/
Reichc732/
Reishc731/
Rayegh731/
Rheikh731/
Reggig731/
Reuieg731/
Rgeieg731/
Ruisgh730/
Reichk730/
Reiggs730/
Roig6730,334/
Rigg6710,144/
Rieg672,697/
Reeg672,163/
Rygh671,556/
Ragh67978/
Reik67945/
Raeg67914/
Rzig67609/
Raig67529/
Regg67474/
Rehg67447/
Rekh67440/
Ruig67309/
Rikh67152/
Regt67128/
Roeg67119/
Reic6757/
Rigs6754/
Rihk6733/
Riog6730/
Rehk6714/
Ricg679/
Reag676/
Rigt675/
Reyg674/
Rigz674/
Reyough674/
Regå673/
Rueg673/
Rexh673/
Rigp672/
Regk672/
Rrig672/
Rihq672/
Hrig672/
Rgig672/
Rehq671/
Regp671/
Regs671/
Ryeg671/
Rejg671/
Rehx671/
Reqh671/
Reug671/
Rigk671/
Rigx671/
Rheg671/
Hreg671/
Risg671/
Rgeg671/
Rzeg671/
Rigq671/
Regő671/
Reichke671/
Recg671/
Rekg671/
Reiq670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Reigh
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