Reffitt Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

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

Reffitt Surname Definition:

A variant of Raffitt, q.v.

Reffitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1241:322,47229,379
England381:1,466,26563,675
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Reffitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Raffitt, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Reffitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reffitt occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reffitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 321,153rd most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,266,162 people. The surname Reffitt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Reffitt are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Reffitt is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,124 people, or 1 in 322,472. In The United States Reffitt is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 27 percent reside, Ohio, where 26 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Reffitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reffitt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Reffitt last name rose 4,014 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reffitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Reffitt are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the party.

Reffitt earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Reiffitt932/
Reffit9277/
Refitt927/
Reffett86758/
Riffitt8617/
Reffait8617/
Roffitt863/
Raffitt860/
Reffi83275/
Refit8325/
Reffette800/
Reffai77767/
Reffis77617/
Reffet77388/
Refait77148/
Raffit7769/
Reffie7725/
Refett776/
Reafit771/
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Riffit771/
Refi73734/
Riffett7152/
Raffait714/
Raffett712/
Riffith712/
Roffett711/
Reffoid711/
Riffait711/
Refai6727,109/
Riffi675,011/
Refis671,344/
Rafit67319/
Refet67181/
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Reffe6781/
Rofit6743/
Réffi6731/
Revfi6725/
Refiğ6716/
Refie679/
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Reffy678/
Reufi677/
Refii675/
Reafi674/
Reefi673/
Reifi672/
Resfi671/
Refid671/
Refij671/
Refiy671/
Rezfi671/
Reifaite671/
Refhi671/
Refio671/
Redfi671/
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