Riefs Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Riefs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riefs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Riefs Last Name Facts

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

Riefs occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Riefs.

How Common Is The Last Name Riefs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Riefs live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 55 percent live and Illinois, where 45 percent live.

Riefs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riefs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riefs last name rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riefs Last Name Statistics demography

Riefs earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieffs911/
Rief894,005/
Refs893/
Rifs891/
Roefs801,298/
Rieff80852/
Reifs80389/
Riefe80172/
Riebs80118/
Reffs8096/
Reefs8052/
Reafs8017/
Refst804/
Rieft802/
Hrief801/
Reyfs801/
Rhief801/
Rieef801/
Rievf801/
Rievs801/
Rihef801/
Reufs800/
Riffs800/
Riefh800/
Ruefs800/
Reiffs7368/
Rieffe7352/
Roeffs734/
Refsås733/
Reeyfs732/
Reefes732/
Roifes731/
Ruipfs731/
Rifsch731/
Reifes731/
Rieb671,250/
Riyf67224/
Rebs67166/
Ribs6754/
Rufs6742/
Riew6737/
Revs6724/
Rivs6710/
Rews679/
Riif676/
Riev675/
Reffsøe674/
Refz672/
Reifess671/
Rjef671/
Rjif671/
Rietfch671/
Ryif671/
Ryef671/
Raiffes670/

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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 Riefs
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis