Reß Surname
Approximately 977 people bear this surname
Reß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 975 | 1:82,570 | 10,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
The alternate forms: Re (41,637), Ré (305), Rê (51) & Rè (49) are calculated separately.
Reß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Reß is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Re, Ré, Rê or Rè. For other potential spellings of Reß click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Reß? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 368,303rd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,459,105 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Reß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 975 people, or 1 in 82,570. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 45 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent reside and Panama, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Re | 93 | 41,637 | / |
| Reiß | 86 | 13,066 | / |
| Rieß | 86 | 6,243 | / |
| Reuß | 86 | 5,863 | / |
| Reeß | 86 | 69 | / |
| Ré | 80 | 305 | / |
| Rê | 80 | 51 | / |
| Rè | 80 | 49 | / |
| Reiße | 75 | 236 | / |
| Rreuß | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reisß | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rey | 67 | 195,449 | / |
| Rea | 67 | 85,766 | / |
| Ree | 67 | 37,399 | / |
| Rex | 67 | 24,272 | / |
| Rei | 67 | 11,776 | / |
| Red | 67 | 8,280 | / |
| Reh | 67 | 5,357 | / |
| Rej | 67 | 3,931 | / |
| Ret | 67 | 3,067 | / |
| Res | 67 | 2,634 | / |
| Reu | 67 | 2,603 | / |
| Rep | 67 | 1,924 | / |
| Rez | 67 | 1,916 | / |
| Rie | 67 | 932 | / |
| Røe | 67 | 874 | / |
| Riß | 67 | 490 | / |
| Reč | 67 | 277 | / |
| Reš | 67 | 207 | / |
| Rhe | 67 | 155 | / |
| Hre | 67 | 111 | / |
| Rer | 67 | 105 | / |
| Räß | 67 | 58 | / |
| Rre | 67 | 37 | / |
| Øre | 67 | 19 | / |
| Rje | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rée | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rge | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Råe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reș | 67 | 4 | / |
| Åre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reç | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ríe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rêe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reć | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Reß
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