Reffell Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Reffell Surname Definition:

A form of Raphael, q.v.

Reffell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:290,19822,328
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Wales751:41,2604,005
Australia501:539,91440,287
Liberia491:89,9707,357
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Reffell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Raphael, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Revael; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Reffell Last Name Facts

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

Reffell is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reffell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 603,653rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,178,105 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Reffell reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Reffell is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 290,198. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 32 percent live, Hampshire, where 10 percent live and Devon, where 9 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Wales, where 15 percent live.

Reffell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reffell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reffell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Reffell are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Reffell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $48,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.68% more than the national average, earning $64,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reffel92318/
Refell923/
Rieffel861,149/
Riffell86291/
Raffell86273/
Reiffel86140/
Reffelt86120/
Roeffel8635/
Reffiel8619/
Reffeld865/
Reaffel863/
Roffell861/
Reuffel860/
Raeffel860/
Reffill860/
Refel8397/
Reffl831/
Reffeldt8033/
Raffaell8032/
Roffaell807/
Reitfell801/
Reisfell800/
Rehfelld800/
Riffel778,252/
Raffel772,722/
Roffel771,037/
Ryffel77867/
Reifel77800/
Riefel77330/
Refeld77131/
Refael77101/
Refiel7733/
Reufel7711/
Refeel777/
Rafell775/
Refill773/
Reyfel772/
Reffil771/
Refoel771/
Raefel770/
Refelt770/
Rofell770/
Refl739/
Raffael71530/
Raffill71100/
Roffiel7155/
Riffelt7128/
Rafaell7126/
Raffuel7111/
Rehfelt7110/
Reifeld717/
Reyfeld717/
Reafhel713/
Roffael713/
Riefiel712/
Redfeld712/
Refflet712/
Raefiel712/
Resfelt711/
Raffeel711/
Rowfell711/
Refeldt711/
Raffiel711/
Reafael711/
Reafeld710/
Ruiffel710/
Riffill710/
Reuhfel710/
Rhefeld710/
Rafel672,632/
Refil672,604/
Raffl671,072/
Rifel67387/
Reisfeld67350/
Rofel67191/
Rethfeld6739/
Reisfelt6737/
Rehefeld6736/
Reizfeld6724/
Ryfel6721/
Riefl6713/
Reifl6712/
Riffl679/
Reifeldt676/
Rechfeld674/
Rejfeldt674/
Årefeldt672/
Rafll672/
Rofll671/
Rehtfeld671/
Refflett671/
Rehfeldd671/
Rhefeldt670/

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