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

Reffitt is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reffitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 321,153rd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,266,162 people. This surname 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 surname Reffitt is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,124 people, or 1 in 322,472. In The United States Reffitt is most common in: Kentucky, where 27 percent live, Ohio, where 26 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

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 surname expanded 4,014 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reffitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reffitt surname are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.17% being registered with the political 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
Reffeitt9368/
Reiffitt932/
Reffit9277/
Refitt927/
Reffett86758/
Riffitt8617/
Reffait8617/
Roffitt863/
Raffitt860/
Reffi83275/
Refit8325/
Reffette800/
Reffai77767/
Reffis77617/
Reffet77388/
Refait77148/
Raffit7769/
Reffie7725/
Refett776/
Reafit771/
Reffiy771/
Riffit771/
Refi73734/
Riffett7152/
Raffait714/
Raffett712/
Riffith712/
Roffett711/
Reffoid711/
Riffait711/
Refai6727,109/
Riffi675,011/
Refis671,344/
Rafit67319/
Refet67181/
Reffa67115/
Reffe6781/
Rofit6743/
Réffi6731/
Revfi6725/
Refiğ6716/
Refie679/
Refei678/
Rifit678/
Reffy678/
Reufi677/
Refii675/
Reafi674/
Reefi673/
Reifi672/
Resfi671/
Refid671/
Refij671/
Refiy671/
Rezfi671/
Reifaite671/
Refhi671/
Refio671/
Redfi671/
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