Reiffen Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reiffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reiffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany841:958,39866,883
United States441:8,237,703362,142
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Reiffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reiffen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Reiffen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reiffen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Reiffen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Reiffen are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 37 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live.

Reiffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reiffen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reiffen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reiffen surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Reiffen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22% more than the national average, earning $52,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reifen9243/
Riffen9211/
Reffen924/
Roeffen86411/
Reiffin8623/
Reffien866/
Rijffen861/
Rifffen860/
Rifen83153/
Refen8311/
Riffn831/
Reifienė802/
Reifenth800/
Riffin77883/
Reffin77170/
Raffen77158/
Refeen7712/
Ruifen779/
Rifeng775/
Rifien774/
Reifin772/
Refenc771/
Rifent771/
Refn7328/
Hryffen7117/
Ruifeng7116/
Rifffin711/
Riffing711/
Raffien711/
Hriffin711/
Reeffin710/
Rueffin710/
Rifin671,884/
Raffenne67273/
Refin67131/
Rafen6741/
Raffn6711/
Refne678/
Refem675/
Rifem671/
Raifienė671/
Ryffenck670/
Reeffing670/

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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 Reiffen
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