Reffert Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reffert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reffert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1121:718,79954,527
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Reffert Last Name Facts

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

Reffert occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reffert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Reffert live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 718,799. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 43 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 40 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Reffert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reffert has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,010 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reffert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reffert last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the political party.

Reffert earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12% less than the national average, earning $37,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiffert93180/
Rieffert9329/
Reffertt931/
Reffer9270/
Refert9222/
Roeffaert881/
Riffert86802/
Reifert86696/
Reiffer86373/
Rieffer86267/
Riefert8667/
Raffert8657/
Reuffer8616/
Ryffert8613/
Reffort866/
Reffier865/
Rejfert861/
Reaffer860/
Roffert860/
Rehfert860/
Reeffer860/
Refer83177/
Reiferth8027/
Roeffart8013/
Rifferte801/
Reyffort801/
Rieferth801/
Riffertt801/
Repfiert800/
Rheiffer800/
Reiferdt800/
Repfeirt800/
Rieffart800/
Rafferth800/
Reifer771,461/
Reefer77611/
Riefer77498/
Riffer77359/
Rifert77354/
Rafert77236/
Refort77209/
Reufer77121/
Reyfer7738/
Reffre7726/
Refart7712/
Referd7712/
Ryfert776/
Refere776/
Redfer775/
Reafer774/
Rofert773/
Refier772/
Ryffer771/
Resfer770/
Reiffarth7537/
Reffhardt750/
Raffort71186/
Riffier71132/
Refford71101/
Riffort7178/
Refardt7176/
Riffart7153/
Raffart7145/
Redfear7137/
Reifart7117/
Raiffer7112/
Rajfert719/
Royffer717/
Reffior715/
Redferd714/
Riferte714/
Rifferd713/
Reafort712/
Redfere712/
Reifeer711/
Reuffir711/
Referre711/
Reffard711/
Redferz711/
Riffirt710/
Reifort710/
Rriffer710/
Reisfer710/
Riffere710/
Raafert710/
Raferth710/
Reafier710/
Refre67117/
Reifarth67110/
Rifer6765/
Rieforth6760/
Ryfer6736/
Raiffort6733/
Riffarth679/
Redfeard673/
Refir672/

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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
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  • 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 Reffert
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