Rieff Surname

409,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rieff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:881,89566,754
Netherlands2311:73,10512,407
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Rieff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rieff occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rieff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 409,925th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,553,458 people. The last name Rieff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Rieff reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Rieff is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 411 people, or 1 in 881,895. In The United States Rieff is mostly concentrated in: Arkansas, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Rieff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rieff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rieff last name grew 326 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rieff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rieff surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Rieff earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50% more than the national average, earning R 356,448 per year and in United States they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $45,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieffe9152/
Raieff9110/
Riyeff915/
Rieffs911/
Ruieff911/
Rief894,005/
Riff892,620/
Reff891,193/
Reiff809,923/
Riffe804,112/
Rueff802,033/
Raiff80307/
Riefe80172/
Rijff80168/
Reuff80154/
Reeff80138/
Raief80127/
Reyff80124/
Reffs8096/
Reffe8081/
Riiff8062/
Roiff8055/
Raeff8037/
Rioff8014/
Riefs8011/
Roeff808/
Rieft802/
Réeff802/
Ryeff801/
Ryiff801/
Ruiff801/
Rieef801/
Rievf801/
Rihef801/
Hrief801/
Reief801/
Rejff801/
Rhief801/
Hriff801/
Reaff800/
Riffs800/
Riefh800/
Rif752,782/
Ref75174/
Raiffe73122/
Reiffs7368/
Roiffe7364/
Reiffe7349/
Roueff7335/
Rajeff7317/
Rheuff7316/
Rijoff738/
Raieef734/
Riyaff734/
Rojiff733/
Roieef733/
Raiuff733/
Reueff732/
Reeiff731/
Refftt731/
Rayiff731/
Rohief731/
Reeffe730/
Reif6718,431/
Rife679,192/
Raif674,640/
Raef673,001/
Reef671,772/
Ruef671,271/
Rieb671,250/
Refe671,221/
Roif67523/
Roef67418/
Ryff67410/
Riof67384/
Riyf67224/
Rejf67175/
Reft67134/
Reyf67131/
Href6738/
Riew6737/
Rijf6733/
Ruif6725/
Rüff6725/
Rift6723/
Reuf6721/
Reaf6715/
Rhif6712/
Rzef679/
Rizf677/
Riif676/
Riev675/
Rrif674/
Refs673/
Rhef673/
Redf672/
Royjeff672/
Hrif672/
Rewf672/
Rjff672/
Refz672/
Resf671/
Revf671/
Rjif671/
Rifs671/
Risf671/
Rietfch671/
Ryif671/
Ryef671/
Retf671/
Rjef671/
Reihoff670/

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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
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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rieff
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