Reuß Surname
Approximately 5,863 people bear this surname
Reuß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,840 | 1:13,785 | 1,797 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
Reuß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reuß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Reuß is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Reuß.
How Common Is The Last Name Reuß? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 82,630th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,242,972 people. The last name Reuß occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Reuß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,840 people, or 1 in 13,785. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 40 percent reside, Hesse, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reuße | 89 | 139 | / |
| Rreuß | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reuyß | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reß | 86 | 977 | / |
| Reiß | 75 | 13,066 | / |
| Reus | 75 | 11,389 | / |
| Rieß | 75 | 6,243 | / |
| Rueß | 75 | 1,701 | / |
| Ruoß | 75 | 309 | / |
| Rauß | 75 | 203 | / |
| Reeß | 75 | 69 | / |
| Ruiß | 75 | 22 | / |
| Rouß | 75 | 18 | / |
| Reuz | 75 | 11 | / |
| Roeß | 75 | 8 | / |
| Raeß | 75 | 6 | / |
| Reuţ | 75 | 3 | / |
| Reuss | 67 | 4,612 | / |
| Reuse | 67 | 1,045 | / |
| Reust | 67 | 1,004 | / |
| Reiße | 67 | 236 | / |
| Reutz | 67 | 141 | / |
| Rauße | 67 | 121 | / |
| Hreus | 67 | 105 | / |
| Reush | 67 | 96 | / |
| Reuhs | 67 | 79 | / |
| Reusz | 67 | 71 | / |
| Reuts | 67 | 59 | / |
| Rieße | 67 | 37 | / |
| Reuys | 67 | 27 | / |
| Reyus | 67 | 22 | / |
| Reuis | 67 | 17 | / |
| Reuiz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Reues | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reuch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Reuce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rheus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reuaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reisß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reuez | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rheuz | 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 Reuß
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