Reiß Surname
Approximately 13,066 people bear this surname
Reiß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,570 | 1:6,405 | 784 |
| Austria | 492 | 1:17,308 | 2,625 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Reiß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reiß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Reiß is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Reiß? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 40,155th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 557,749 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Reiß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 12,570 people, or 1 in 6,405. In Germany Reiß is most common in: Bavaria, where 21 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 4 percent are found and Albania, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reiße | 89 | 236 | / |
| Reisß | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reß | 86 | 977 | / |
| Riß | 86 | 490 | / |
| Reis | 75 | 532,180 | / |
| Rieß | 75 | 6,243 | / |
| Reuß | 75 | 5,863 | / |
| Rueß | 75 | 1,701 | / |
| Reiz | 75 | 1,255 | / |
| Riße | 75 | 455 | / |
| Raiß | 75 | 326 | / |
| Reić | 75 | 238 | / |
| Roiß | 75 | 78 | / |
| Reeß | 75 | 69 | / |
| Ruiß | 75 | 22 | / |
| Roeß | 75 | 8 | / |
| Raeß | 75 | 6 | / |
| Reich | 67 | 62,782 | / |
| Reiss | 67 | 20,774 | / |
| Reish | 67 | 7,890 | / |
| Reist | 67 | 3,261 | / |
| Reais | 67 | 2,517 | / |
| Reisz | 67 | 2,033 | / |
| Reise | 67 | 1,874 | / |
| Reihs | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Reijs | 67 | 530 | / |
| Rejis | 67 | 227 | / |
| Reuße | 67 | 139 | / |
| Reice | 67 | 120 | / |
| Reits | 67 | 118 | / |
| Hreiz | 67 | 117 | / |
| Ređić | 67 | 99 | / |
| Reisp | 67 | 79 | / |
| Rheis | 67 | 67 | / |
| Rehić | 67 | 40 | / |
| Rieße | 67 | 37 | / |
| Reicz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Reids | 67 | 36 | / |
| Reies | 67 | 32 | / |
| Reeis | 67 | 29 | / |
| Reaiz | 67 | 28 | / |
| Reuis | 67 | 17 | / |
| Reyis | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hreis | 67 | 16 | / |
| Reuiz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Reiaz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Reias | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rehis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Reiyz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Reyiz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Reios | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rreis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reiis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reizt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rieis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reixh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rreuß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reðić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reiez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rieiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reeiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reuyß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rejiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ċreis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reioz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reidz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reizz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Reiß
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