Reis Surname

1,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
East Timor

Reis Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Riso (giant).

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Reis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil363,0321:59080
Portugal52,3211:19933
Angola35,4941:760129
Mozambique23,4831:1,161282
United States15,7281:23,0452,893
Germany10,3691:7,764972
East Timor8,5211:14342
Afghanistan4,5821:7,017581
Turkey3,8751:20,0832,377
Canada2,0321:18,1332,570
France1,7411:38,1524,722
Israel1,4491:5,906899
Australia8961:30,1294,033
Indonesia8381:157,81515,409
England8031:69,3878,014
Spain6801:68,7536,134
Austria6141:13,8692,021
Argentina5581:76,6016,501
Switzerland4281:19,1893,120
South Africa3841:141,08816,227
Venezuela2921:103,4393,749
Nigeria2651:668,46331,178
Sweden2651:37,1582,984
Netherlands2271:74,39312,605
Poland2051:185,40925,263
Belgium1931:59,5689,611
Thailand1741:405,96871,274
Cape Verde1651:3,210146
Philippines1511:670,45269,467
São Tomé and Príncipe1511:1,175167
Northern Cyprus1501:2,127253
Luxembourg1471:3,949540
Italy1361:449,68247,840
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Finland1321:41,6425,227
Paraguay951:76,1761,943
Ukraine881:517,30358,849
Czechia831:128,11420,499
Trinidad and Tobago831:16,4332,039
India771:9,961,888192,972
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Guyana581:13,1421,824
Peru531:599,70015,316
Wales491:63,1545,613
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Chile441:400,37410,831
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Uruguay421:81,7098,364
Guinea-Bissau361:48,00170
Lithuania331:91,95712,711
Norway331:155,82719,235
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Andorra281:2,994558
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Panama151:260,8176,584
China141:97,665,8265,141
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Macau91:66,848400
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5341:32,7373,940

The alternate forms: Rêis (5), Reís (4) & Réis (2) are calculated separately.

Reis (9,619) may also be a first name.

Reis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Riso (giant).

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

User-submitted Reference

Common surname on Portuguese speaking countries, "Reis" means "Kings" in Portuguese and the variant "dos Reis" means "of Kings".

- arthurtassoreis

Reis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reis (Hindi: रेईस, Marathi: रेईस, Russian: Реис) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Rêis, Reís or Réis. For other potential spellings of Reis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,694 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Reis are found; 68 percent are found in South America and 68 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 62,906th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 9,619 people.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 363,032 people, or 1 in 590. In Brazil Reis is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 18 percent are found, Bahia, where 16 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 14 percent are found. Besides Brazil Reis exists in 136 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 10 percent are found and Angola, where 7 percent are found.

Reis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Reis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reis surname increased 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,016 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reis surname are 40.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Reis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 43.48% less than the national average, earning €16,973 per year; in Norway they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning 250,917 kr per year; in Peru they earn 59.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,765 per year; in South Africa they earn 123.04% more than the national average, earning R 530,016 per year; in United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $52,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rêis925/
Reís924/
Réis922/
Reiss8920,774/
Reish897,890/
Reist893,261/
Reisz892,033/
Reise891,874/
Reihs891,006/
Reijs89530/
Rejis89227/
Reits89118/
Reisp8979/
Rheis8967/
Reids8936/
Reies8932/
Reuis8917/
Reyis8916/
Hreis8916/
Reias8910/
Reios894/
Rreis893/
Reizs892/
Reiis892/
Reius891/
Ċreis891/
Reisß891/
Rzeis891/
Reisc890/
Rei8611,776/
Ris863,439/
Res862,634/
Reisch807,548/
Reisse80419/
Hreits8098/
Hreish8072/
Reggis8065/
Reiths8031/
Reissd8028/
Reitås8024/
Rejish8019/
Rheiss8017/
Reijse8017/
Reisjø8016/
Reitts8013/
Reisjå8011/
Reyies809/
Reijst809/
Reihse808/
Reishe805/
Reiseh804/
Reyish803/
Reihss803/
Reidås802/
Reyise802/
Reihas802/
Rheits801/
Reisth801/
Reuish801/
Reisze801/
Raheis801/
Rehies801/
Reiese801/
Reiusz801/
D'Reis801/
Reisce801/
Reiiss800/
Rios751,115,749/
Reid75345,075/
Rais7597,295/
Rees7587,834/
Ries7532,586/
Reiß7513,066/
Rois7512,000/
Reus7511,389/
Rist7510,410/
Ruis759,023/
Raes757,880/
Rise756,261/
Reji754,917/
Rish754,005/
Riss753,943/
Roes753,660/
Rest753,418/
Resh753,339/
Ress753,015/
Reas752,896/
Hres752,788/
Rets752,033/
Reys751,773/
Reih751,362/
Rijs751,304/
Reiz751,255/
Reia751,131/
Rihs751,117/
Rese751,029/
Reit75909/
Reip75513/
Rehs75317/
Rues75290/
Resz75280/
Reić75238/
Rhis75210/
Rejs75195/
Reij75193/
Ryes75188/
Reyi75148/
Reio75132/
Hrei7554/
Resp7542/
Risz7540/
Rexs7536/
Reds7534/
Risø7532/
Róis7529/
Hris7527/
Rhei7518/
Risp7517/
Reie7516/
Røes7515/
Risc7513/
Resd7513/
Reső759/
Reiu758/
Røis756/
Øris755/
Resc755/
Riås755/
Rhes754/
Rgis754/
Rzes752/
Reii752/
Rizs752/
Rixs752/
Rges752/
Rris751/
Resr751/
Ráis751/
Åris751/
Rečs751/
Rezs751/
Reui751/
Risd750/
Reische73367/
Reisová73128/
Reitsch7391/
Reggish7312/
Reisova737/
Reischz737/
Rejiehs735/
Reishce732/
Reejish731/
Rejiesh731/
Rejisth731/
Hreishe731/
Reischs731/
Reggios731/
Reggias731/
Reischt730/
Reiusch730/
Ri673,363,006/
Reyes673,076,506/
Reese67108,231/
Reich6762,782/
Re6741,637/
Resch6727,643/
Rayes6721,130/
Riyas6714,984/
Risch6710,625/
Risse679,565/
Rejas677,956/
Raiss677,481/
Riess676,817/
Raish675,605/
Rayis675,523/
Reuss674,612/
Hrish672,701/
Raies672,255/
Ruess672,071/
Reggi671,918/
Ruijs671,687/
Royes671,669/
Reeds671,553/
Reiad671,490/
Reidt671,373/
Resse671,339/
Reuse671,045/
Reyyi671,010/
Reust671,004/
Rease67916/
Rijos67808/
Rawes67801/
Reiah67746/
Roess67739/
Reesh67578/
Riesz67576/
Reyas67572/
Reysh67527/
Rhees67514/
Raise67500/
Riehs67497/
Raess67492/
Ruise67487/
Rajes67482/
Rajis67455/
Reast67439/
Rejes67407/
Ruisz67405/
Resce67396/
Rishe67373/
Ruehs67349/
Régis67328/
Røise67289/
Reysz67285/
Rijas67276/
Rhiss67246/
Reiße67236/
Hress67217/
Roise67204/
Hrets67195/
Raios67193/
Roias67184/
Roiss67181/
Reyss67168/
Reash67164/
Reihe67155/
Raesz67153/
Raits67130/
Rojis67128/
Reice67120/
Hreiz67117/
Reest67112/
Reyos67111/
Riszt67109/
Regie67106/
Hreus67105/
Rowes67104/
Reass67103/
Rejie67101/
Rojes6799/
Rejos6799/
Rejiy6799/
Reiha6798/
Reush6796/
Roish6792/
Raisz6786/
Reyit6785/
Royis6784/
Hresh6782/
Reyst6780/
Reets6779/
Ruiss6779/
Reuhs6779/
Raesh6775/
Ruesz6773/
Reusz6771/
Roies6764/
Raius6764/
Reshe6762/
Riyos6761/
Roesz6759/
Reuts6759/
Raias6758/
Reitt6754/
Rijst6753/
Reess6747/
Reiszová6747/
Reissová6745/
Rujis6744/
Roios6744/
Retts6741/
Reicz6737/
Roits6737/
Ruish6732/
Raist6732/
Reiph6731/
Reads6730/
Roisz6730/
Rejss6730/
Reyse6727/
Reuys6727/
Reyts6726/
Rehia6726/
Raiis6725/
Rhese6724/
Roist6724/
Ruist6723/
Rizzs6723/
Redse6723/
Riesh6723/
Hreih6723/
Reyus6722/
Roesh6722/
Hrois6720/
Roehs6719/
Riyes6718/
Ruyes6718/
Reeji6717/
Rahei6717/
Rheia6717/
Raais6717/
Resst6716/
Reuiz6715/
Reihsová6714/
Reiaz6714/
Reats6714/
Rejse6714/
Ruias6713/
Risøe6713/
Rhais6713/
Rezső6713/
Reszt6712/
Reths6712/
Rijss6712/
Ruids6711/
Hrris6711/
Raisp6711/
Rehyi6710/
Reues6710/
Rioss6710/
Reeys6710/
Ritsh6710/
Hrist679/
Retse679/
Riios678/
Rhoes678/
Rrais678/
Rehas678/
Reyhi678/
Risht677/
Reiyz677/
Ruesh677/
Rijis677/
Ruizs677/
Hrees677/
Rejsz677/
Rejås677/
Rijes676/
Risce676/
Rhyes676/
Reyds676/
Ørris675/
Reijt675/
Rgais675/
Rhish675/
Hreische675/
Raiys675/
Ruihs675/
Rioas675/
Rheio675/
Reipp675/
Reyiz675/
Reiet675/
Hreit675/
Rehys675/
Rgesh674/
Riojs674/
Reehs674/
Reeia674/
Roues674/
Réges674/
Hriss674/
Reuți674/
Riias674/
Róias674/
Rrios674/
Rieyi674/
Reioo674/
Rieas673/
Rejyi673/
Ruies673/
Hresc673/
Hreys673/
Reesd673/
Raids673/
Rryes673/
Ruiys673/
Rruis673/
Rissz673/
Raisd672/
Reizt672/
Reeas672/
Reezs672/
Raesj672/
Ryesh672/
Ryess672/
Reied672/
Rhess672/
Roiis672/
Rujes672/
Rheus672/
Rhois672/
Reijd672/
Reiszova672/
Reixh672/
Rheas672/
Rishh672/
Raizs672/
Ruios672/
Ruits672/
Réyes672/
Raihs672/
Reejs672/
Reyid672/
Reitd672/
Rheid671/
Rheys671/
Rrish671/
Reesc671/
Reesj671/
Reeyi671/
Reidd671/
Reieh671/
Reiez671/
Reiid671/
Rezss671/
Reiod671/
Reiud671/
Rejsh671/
Rieii671/
Reyisova671/
Reysj671/
Riosj671/
Roeii671/
Roeiy671/
Roisd671/
Rissh671/
Rixxs671/
Hreid671/
D'Ris671/
Rejio671/
Rhaes671/
Rehio671/
Hruis671/
Rejic671/
Redsh671/
Hreie671/
Reissova671/
Rejiz671/
Redsø671/
Resøe671/
Rijhs671/
Rijts671/
Rhise671/
Rhris671/
Reÿes671/
Rzeij671/
Rrest671/
Rgeyi671/
Rheyi671/
Rishd671/
Raisc671/
Ruyis671/
Rreds671/
Reeio671/
Reihy671/
Rehii671/
Resdd671/
Retsh671/
Rheds671/
Hrest671/
Redds670/
Rhist670/
Reiep670/
Reiht670/
Raues670/
Restt670/
Rhies670/
Resdh670/
Reizz670/
Reiesche670/
Reidh670/
Reesz670/
Rheit670/
Retsj670/
Reidz670/
Reioz670/
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Reis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reis in the Hindi language
रेईसre'isa66.67
रईसra'isa33.33
Reis in the Marathi language
रेईसre'isa59.09
रेसresa27.27
रेइसre'isa9.09
रेईसाre'isa4.55
Reis in the Russian language
Реисreis-

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