Riehs

Riehs Meaning & Origin

About Riehs
The surname Riehs is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Rieh, which is a short form of the given name Friedrich. The name Friedrich itself is composed of the elements "fridu" meaning "peace" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "king." Therefore, the surname Riehs can be interpreted to mean "son of Friedrich" or "descendant of the peaceful ruler."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Riehs is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Riehs: 116
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 143,149
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Riehs based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Riehs is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RS
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R IY1 Z
🌐 IPA
/riehs*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Riehs in Braille

Here's how to represent Riehs in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Riehs in braille

How to sign the name Riehs using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Riehs using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Riehs in sign language

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