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

The surname Rief occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Rief is the 115,320^th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,819,612 people. The surname 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 frequent first name worldwide, held by 87 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,105 people, or 1 in 38,245. In Germany Rief is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 55 percent are found, Bavaria, where 22 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Austria, where 15 percent are found.

Rief Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rief has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rief surname rose 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rief Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Rief last name are 26.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.24% being registered with the political 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.