Rejs Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Rejs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rejs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1701:223,58129,019
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Rejś (5) are calculated separately.

Rejs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rejs occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Rejś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rejs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rejs is the 1,206,588th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rejs live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 223,581. Outside of Poland this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Rejs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rejs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rejs surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rejś925/
Rejas897,956/
Reijs89530/
Rejes89407/
Rejis89227/
Rejos8999/
Rejss8930/
Rejse8914/
Rejsz897/
Rejås897/
Reejs892/
Rejsh891/
Res862,634/
Rjs8613/
Riejos8089/
Rejesh8032/
Rejish8019/
Reijse8017/
Rejees8011/
Reijst809/
Rejoss805/
Riejes801/
Hrejas801/
Riejas800/
Reis75532,180/
Rees7587,834/
Ries7532,586/
Reus7511,389/
Raes757,880/
Roes753,660/
Rest753,418/
Resh753,339/
Ress753,015/
Reas752,896/
Hres752,788/
Rets752,033/
Reys751,773/
Rijs751,304/
Rese751,029/
Rajs75866/
Rojs75503/
Rehs75317/
Rues75290/
Resz75280/
Ryes75188/
Resp7542/
Rexs7536/
Rejč7535/
Reds7534/
Røes7515/
Resd7513/
Reső759/
Rhes754/
Reís754/
Rjsp754/
Rujs753/
Rzes752/
Ryjs752/
Rges752/
Rhjs752/
Rjhs752/
Rejz751/
Rečs751/
Rzjs751/
Rrjs751/
Rezs751/
Rjjs751/
Rjst751/
Rjxs751/
Hrjs751/
Rejasse73267/
Rejeesh73124/
Rejsová7330/
Rejiehs735/
Reejesh731/
Reejish731/
Rejiesh731/
Rejisth731/
Rejsova731/
Reyes673,076,506/
Rojas672,340,328/
Reese67108,231/
Resch6727,643/
Rayes6721,130/
Reiss6720,774/
Reish677,890/
Riess676,817/
Reuss674,612/
Reist673,261/
Raies672,255/
Ruess672,071/
Reisz672,033/
Rajas671,977/
Reise671,874/
Ruijs671,687/
Royes671,669/
Reeds671,553/
Resse671,339/
Rojos671,178/
Reuse671,045/
Reihs671,006/
Reust671,004/
Rease67916/
Rijos67808/
Rawes67801/
Roess67739/
Reesh67578/
Riesz67576/
Reyas67572/
Reysh67527/
Rhees67514/
Riehs67497/
Raess67492/
Rajes67482/
Rajis67455/
Reast67439/
Resce67396/
Ruehs67349/
Rujas67304/
Reysz67285/
Rijas67276/
Rejch67269/
Rajos67252/
Hress67217/
Hrets67195/
Reyss67168/
Reash67164/
Raesz67153/
Rojis67128/
Reits67118/
Reest67112/
Reyos67111/
Hreus67105/
Rowes67104/
Reass67103/
Rojes6799/
Reush6796/
Hresh6782/
Reyst6780/
Reets6779/
Reuhs6779/
Reisp6779/
Raesh6775/
Ruesz6773/
Reusz6771/
Rujsz6771/
Rheis6767/
Rajsz6766/
Roies6764/
Reshe6762/
Roesz6759/
Reuts6759/
Rijst6753/
Rajus6753/
Reess6747/
Rujis6744/
Retts6741/
Reids6736/
Reies6732/
Reads6730/
Reyse6727/
Reuys6727/
Reyts6726/
Rhese6724/
Rajsp6724/
Redse6723/
Riesh6723/
Reyus6722/
Roesh6722/
Rajts6722/
Roehs6719/
Riyes6718/
Ruyes6718/
Reuis6717/
Resst6716/
Reyis6716/
Hreis6716/
Reats6714/
Rezső6713/
Reszt6712/
Reths6712/
Rijss6712/
Hrejsová6710/
Reues6710/
Reeys6710/
Reias6710/
Retse679/
Rhoes678/
Rehas678/
Ruesh677/
Rijis677/
Hrees677/
Rijes676/
Rhyes676/
Reyds676/
Rehys675/
Rgesh674/
Riojs674/
Reehs674/
Roues674/
Reios674/
Réges674/
Rajss674/
Rieas673/
Rejaz673/
Ruies673/
Hreys673/
Reesd673/
Rejez673/
Rreis673/
Rryes673/
Reeas672/
Reezs672/
Raesj672/
Rajsh672/
Ryesh672/
Ryess672/
Rhess672/
Rujes672/
Rheus672/
Reiis672/
Rójas672/
Rheas672/
Réyes672/
Rheys671/
Rajds671/
Rajesjsh671/
Reesj671/
Rezss671/
Rejax671/
Reysj671/
Rojhs671/
Rhaes671/
Rujss671/
Reius671/
Ċreis671/
Redsh671/
Reisß671/
Rejiz671/
Redsø671/
Resøe671/
Rijhs671/
Rijts671/
Reÿes671/
Raajs671/
Rojàs671/
Rojäs671/
Rrest671/
Rzeis671/
Rreds671/
Resdd671/
Retsh671/
Rijse671/
Rheds671/
Hrest671/
Redds670/
Raues670/
Restt670/
Rhies670/
Resdh670/
Reesz670/
Rujsh670/
Retsj670/

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