Family name Ричей (Richey 
, Richei 
, Richej 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The surname Ричей is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and Canada. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Much less frequently, Ричей is the forename as well as the last name.