Reiher Surname

109,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Reiher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reiher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6911:29,9173,940
United States6781:534,60044,420
Australia1821:148,32815,783
Kiribati1711:663250
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Marshall Islands941:551103
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Chile711:248,1197,493
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Canada371:995,82774,831
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Austria101:851,54467,454
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Reiher (12) may also be a first name.

Reiher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reiher has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reiher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 109,431st most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,713,507 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Reiher reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 12 people.

The last name Reiher is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2,691 people, or 1 in 29,917. In Germany Reiher is most frequent in: Saxony, where 26 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Reiher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Reiher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Reiher surname expanded 4,843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reiher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reiher last name are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.41% registered with the party.

The amount Reiher earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning $43,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.85% less than the national average, earning $39,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reihert9214/
Reihehr921/
Reier911,551/
Reyher83831/
Raiher83262/
Reyier8356/
Reiert8321/
Reheer833/
Rehyer831/
Rejier831/
Reiere831/
Reuher831/
Roeier830/
Rier80834/
Reer80464/
Reir8014/
Reihart77189/
Reihard7749/
Raihert7721/
Reierth7719/
Raihier772/
Reyhert772/
Reyherr771/
Roehier770/
Reyer732,642/
Reuer73844/
Rehar73463/
Rejer73359/
Ruehr73157/
Roier73156/
Raier7399/
Reahr7339/
Riehr7337/
Rhear7324/
Reyir7321/
Rhoer7320/
Rijer7317/
Reear7316/
Reirå7314/
Riyer7313/
Reire7310/
Rejir735/
Hreir733/
Reitr733/
Ruier733/
Rhyer733/
Raehr731/
Rhaer731/
Róier731/
Reiar731/
Rheer731/
Reirr730/
Reirh730/
Rhier730/
Reihardt7111/
Rajheher711/
Rohwer674,426/
Rehare67623/
Rigger67363/
Royher67291/
Rygier67231/
Rayher67223/
Rahyer6771/
Rijger6759/
Regger6755/
Rohver6733/
Roihar6725/
Rowier6720/
Raihar6719/
Reyhir6719/
Reiart6712/
Roeyer6711/
Rajeer6711/
Rejior6710/
Rayeer675/
Reyesr674/
Rehyar672/
Rhower672/
Rahger671/
Rahwer671/
Rhayer671/
Rieyer671/
Reyhar671/
Rawier671/
Rohier671/
Rohuer671/
Royier671/
Rheard671/
Reerrr671/
Rajier671/
Rauier671/
Reyert671/
Rojeer671/
Roierr671/
Rreire671/
Roejer671/
Reiore670/
Rheyer670/
Roheer670/
Reirth670/
Riejer670/
Rouier670/
Rhoyer670/
Rayier670/
Rohyer670/
Reathr670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Reiher
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