Reiß Surname

40,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reiß Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reiß Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,5701:6,405784
Austria4921:17,3082,625
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiße89236/
Reisß891/
Reß86977/
Riß86490/
Reis75532,180/
Rieß756,243/
Reuß755,863/
Rueß751,701/
Reiz751,255/
Riße75455/
Raiß75326/
Reić75238/
Roiß7578/
Reeß7569/
Ruiß7522/
Roeß758/
Raeß756/
Reich6762,782/
Reiss6720,774/
Reish677,890/
Reist673,261/
Reais672,517/
Reisz672,033/
Reise671,874/
Reihs671,006/
Reijs67530/
Rejis67227/
Reuße67139/
Reice67120/
Reits67118/
Hreiz67117/
Ređić6799/
Reisp6779/
Rheis6767/
Rehić6740/
Rieße6737/
Reicz6737/
Reids6736/
Reies6732/
Reeis6729/
Reaiz6728/
Reuis6717/
Reyis6716/
Hreis6716/
Reuiz6715/
Reiaz6714/
Reias6710/
Rehis678/
Reiyz677/
Reyiz675/
Reios674/
Rreis673/
Reiis672/
Reizt672/
Rieis672/
Reixh672/
Reius671/
Rzeis671/
Rreuß671/
Rgeis671/
Reðić671/
Reiez671/
Rieiz671/
Reeiz671/
Reois671/
Reuyß671/
Rejiz671/
Ċreis671/
Reioz670/
Reidz670/
Reizz670/

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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
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  • 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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