Reith Surname

41,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reith Surname Definition:

A surname recorded in Aberdeenshire. It may be a shortened form of Macreith, one of the many variants of Macrae, which see. Not likely, I think, to be from Raith in Fife. A payment was made to Mary Reith in Edinburgh, 1730 (Guildry, p. 136), and Andrew Reith is recorded in Collonoch, Aberdeenshire, 1725 (Aberdeen CR.

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Reith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,1991:11,1831,426
United States2,5891:140,00014,578
England3941:141,41613,724
Netherlands3721:45,3967,721
Scotland3101:17,2702,096
Australia2841:95,05510,817
Canada2511:146,79515,033
Austria2501:34,0625,465
France2491:266,75841,114
Hungary1951:50,3405,373
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Northern Ireland471:39,2563,678
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Denmark451:125,43811,414
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Wales131:238,04114,239
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Norway71:734,61250,907
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Comoros11:749,524685
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4931:7,5931,062
England401:609,38430,680
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3691:136,09412,926

Reith (149) may also be a first name.

Reith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname recorded in Aberdeenshire. It may be a shortened form of Macreith, one of the many variants of Macrae, which see. Not likely, I think, to be from Raith in Fife. A payment was made to Mary Reith in Edinburgh, 1730 (Guildry, p. 136), and Andrew Reith is recorded in Collonoch, Aberdeenshire, 1725 (Aberdeen CR.). The name is spelled Raith, Reithe, Rethe, Rethy, and Reyth in RSCA. index.

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

User-submitted Reference

Reith is a Scottish surname of uncertain origin; it is possibly a reduced form of McCreath.

Reith is a German habitational surname, derived from any of several places named with the word riute, meaning 'forest clearing'.

- haffman97

Reith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reith is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,572nd most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 580,311 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Reith are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 754,880th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 149 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 7,199 people, or 1 in 11,183. In Germany Reith is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent live, Bavaria, where 25 percent live and Hesse, where 24 percent live. Barring Germany Reith is found in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Reith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reith last name grew 702 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 985 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Reith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Reith last name is principally Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Reith last name are 13.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Reith earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.06% more than the national average, earning 401,666 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning R 271,428 per year; in United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $51,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rejith91151/
Reithe91112/
Reiths9131/
Reitch913/
Reisth911/
Reitth911/
Rith898,198/
Reth891,068/
Reit89909/
Reitsch8391/
Reejith835/
Reath8035,967/
Rieth806,213/
Rithe806,132/
Raith805,930/
Reist803,261/
Reidt801,373/
Roith801,062/
Reite80657/
Rethe80302/
Reeth80164/
Reyth80163/
Reuth80133/
Reits80118/
Reyit8085/
Reitt8054/
Ritth8033/
Reths8012/
Rejit8011/
Rejth807/
Ruith806/
Reijt805/
Rehth805/
Retch805/
Reiet805/
Hreit805/
Reizt802/
Retth802/
Reitd802/
Rhith801/
Hrith801/
Retsh801/
Reiht800/
Reidh800/
Rheit800/
Rit7515,332/
Ret753,067/
Rajith73906/
Reicht73570/
Ritthe73438/
Royeth73287/
Roweth73170/
Reuthe73110/
Hreits7398/
Reeths7395/
Reiste7369/
Raitch7347/
Raiths7341/
Riyath7336/
Raithz7335/
Reitås7324/
Raithe7322/
Rheidt7322/
Reiutz7314/
Reitts7313/
Roitch7312/
Reijst739/
Reaths736/
Reethe735/
Reshth734/
Rhethe733/
Reatch732/
Raitth732/
Reihat732/
Reitte732/
Rajeth731/
Ruitch731/
Roueth731/
Reeath731/
Rheits731/
Reiutt731/
Reuitt731/
Reusth731/
Raitsh731/
Hrithe731/
Reidtz731/
Rhaith731/
Roitth731/
Rrethe731/
Reiadh731/
Rujith731/
Ruithe731/
Reggit731/
Raiath731/
Rettch730/
Retthe730/
Reathe730/
Reutsh730/
Reutch730/
Rheite730/
Reichd730/
Reidtd730/
Hryeth730/
Reid67345,075/
Rath67132,441/
Rait6732,258/
Reat6710,416/
Rist6710,410/
Reut676,951/
Riet674,878/
Ritt674,502/
Rest673,418/
Rite673,009/
Ruet672,971/
Rets672,033/
Riot671,480/
Rete671,281/
Reyt67931/
Räth67925/
Rett67732/
Raet67618/
Roet67612/
Roitsch67373/
Reet67337/
Roit67333/
Ruit67317/
Reić67238/
Hret67225/
Rijt67190/
Ráth67186/
Rhit67126/
Hrit67109/
Redt6772/
Ryth6748/
Redh6746/
Raieeth6725/
Rejt6722/
Riththe6718/
Ridt6717/
Reatsch6716/
Rajeeth6716/
Ridh6712/
Ryet6712/
Retd677/
Røisæth676/
Reutsch675/
Rizt674/
Réth673/
Reht672/
Ritp672/
Reitova672/
Rhet671/
Riht671/
Reetsch671/
Rãth671/
Roojith671/
Rret671/
Rezt671/
Rgit671/
Reischt670/
Reichts670/
Richthe670/

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