Reifert Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reifert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reifert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3511:229,36025,519
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Reifert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reifert is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reifert? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 479,498th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,470,612 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Reifert are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Reifert is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 229,360. In Germany Reifert is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live, Hesse, where 17 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 48 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Reifert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Reifert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Reifert surname increased 611 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reifert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reifert surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Reifert earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiffert93180/
Reiferth9327/
Reiferdt930/
Reifer921,461/
Rifert92354/
Refert9222/
Riffert86802/
Reiffer86373/
Reffert86231/
Riefert8667/
Reifart8617/
Riferte864/
Reifeer861/
Rejfert861/
Reifort860/
Reisfer860/
Rehfert860/
Refer83177/
Rifer8365/
Reihofer80252/
Reifarth80110/
Rueffert8045/
Rieffert8029/
Reffertt801/
Rieferth801/
Rifferte801/
Riffertt801/
Repfeirt800/
Rheiffer800/
Repfiert800/
Reefer77611/
Riefer77498/
Riffer77359/
Raifer77297/
Rafert77236/
Refort77209/
Ruefer77183/
Reufer77121/
Roefer7776/
Reffer7770/
Reyfer7738/
Riferd7717/
Refart7712/
Referd7712/
Refere776/
Ryfert776/
Redfer775/
Reafer774/
Roifer773/
Risfer772/
Raefer772/
Refier772/
Rifort771/
Riofer771/
Rifart771/
Resfer770/
Rhifer770/
Reiffarth7537/
Reifhardt7511/
Reifahrth751/
Rueffer71276/
Rieffer71267/
Riffier71132/
Riffort7178/
Refardt7176/
Raffert7157/
Riffart7153/
Redfear7137/
Reiford7131/
Reuffer7116/
Ryffert7113/
Raiffer7112/
Rajfert719/
Reffort716/
Reffier715/
Redferd714/
Raufert714/
Rifferd713/
Raifort713/
Hraifer713/
Reipher712/
Redfere712/
Reafort712/
Raeffer711/
Ruefher711/
Redferz711/
Reifard711/
Referre711/
Roifort711/
Rriffer710/
Reaffer710/
Riffere710/
Raafert710/
Riffirt710/
Reeffer710/
Raiferd710/
Raferth710/
Reafier710/
Rafer672,654/
Refre67117/
Rieforth6760/
Ryfer6736/
Raiffort6733/
Raifarth6732/
Raihofer6723/
Riffarth679/
Redfeard673/
Refir672/
Raifahrt671/
Reyffort671/
Reyhofer671/
Rafferth670/
Rieffart670/
Rafferte670/
Richferd670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Reifert
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