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 occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Reiß click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Reiß? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 40,155th most commonly held last name 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 it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 21 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 4 percent reside and Albania, where 0 percent reside.
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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