Reshef Surname

252,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Reshef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reshef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,3901:6,157938
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada611:604,02649,778
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England41:13,929,515290,718
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Reshef (138) may also be a first name.

Reshef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reshef is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Reshef.

How Common Is The Last Name Reshef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 252,393rd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,647,670 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Reshef are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 787,636th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 138 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 1,390 people, or 1 in 6,157. In Israel Reshef is most prevalent in: Central District, where 32 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 22 percent are found and Northern District, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Israel this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Reshef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reshef surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Reshef earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.66% more than the national average, earning $56,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 83.99% more than the national average, earning $91,411 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Resheff9227/
Resef910/
Rescheff861/
Rashef83350/
Reshew8321/
Reshev8319/
Ressef832/
Rechef831/
Resheva7716/
Reshiev7715/
Rasheef7713/
Reushev7713/
Rasheff779/
Resheph779/
Risheef779/
Reschev771/
Resheev771/
Rosef7349/
Resev7340/
Risef7330/
Rasef7316/
Recef731/
Resif731/
Rezef731/
Reshchev714/
Redshift711/
Hresheva711/
Reesheew711/
Rgesheva711/
Rashev672,051/
Rashif67162/
Rassef67138/
Roseff67128/
Hresev6753/
Ryseff6740/
Roshev6728/
Raseef6726/
Rechif6725/
Rechev6717/
Rishev6717/
Roshif6715/
Reseva679/
Reseev675/
Retsev672/
Rossef671/
Riseef671/
Reitschew671/
Reisev671/
Rexheb671/
Reysev671/
Rashew671/
Rishif671/
Rishyf671/
Rascheeff671/
Reeseb670/
Rishew670/
Reesew670/
Receff670/

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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 Reshef
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