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Where Does The Last Name Rief Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Rief is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rief? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 115,320^th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,819,612 people. Rief occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Rief live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. Rief is also the 1,024,927^th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 87 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,105 people, or 1 in 38,245. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 55 percent live, Bavaria, where 22 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Austria, where 15 percent live.

Rief Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rief has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rief surname grew 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rief Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Rief surname are 26.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rief earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.56% less than the national average, earning 268,001 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.73% more than the national average, earning R 450,876 per year; in United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $56,496 CAD per year.