Riefer Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3361:239,60026,292
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
France131:5,109,440259,941
England81:6,964,757184,742
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Riefer Last Name Facts

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

Riefer is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riefer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riefer is the 617,991st most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Riefer are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Riefer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 239,600. In Germany Riefer is most common in: Saarland, where 57 percent are found, Hesse, where 17 percent are found and Bavaria, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Riefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riefer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riefer last name are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

Riefer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $42,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieffer92267/
Riefert9267/
Refer91177/
Riefe91172/
Rifer9165/
Rieffert8629/
Rieferth861/
Reifer831,461/
Reefer83611/
Riffer83359/
Rifert83354/
Raifer83297/
Ruefer83183/
Reufer83121/
Roefer8376/
Reffer8370/
Rieffe8352/
Reyfer8338/
Refert8322/
Riferd8317/
Referd8312/
Refere836/
Redfer835/
Reafer834/
Roifer833/
Risfer832/
Riefee832/
Raefer832/
Riofer831/
Riefet831/
Resfer830/
Rhifer830/
Riffert77802/
Reifert77696/
Reiffer77373/
Rueffer77276/
Reffert77231/
Riffier77132/
Redfear7737/
Reuffer7716/
Raiffer7712/
Redferd774/
Rifferd773/
Reeifer773/
Hraifer773/
Redfere772/
Raeffer771/
Ruefher771/
Redferz771/
Reifeer771/
Rejfert771/
Referre771/
Rieffeh771/
Rriffer770/
Reisfer770/
Reaffer770/
Riffere770/
Rehfert770/
Reeffer770/
Raiferd770/
Rufer732,986/
Rüfer73124/
Refre73117/
Ryfer7336/
Riefa7325/
Refir732/
Reihofer71252/
Reiffert71180/
Reiferth7127/
Raihofer7123/
Redfeard713/
Reffertt711/
Reyhofer711/
Riffertt711/
Repfeirt710/
Reiferdt710/
Rheiffer710/
Richferd710/
Rüffer672,803/
Ruffer671,328/
Raufer67520/
Rhefir67342/
Refior67233/
Rajfer6741/
Riefai6741/
Reffre6726/
Rafeer6724/
Royfer6722/
Rufier6720/
Rijefi6712/
Repher6712/
Rayfer677/
Rafear677/
Refoir677/
Rupfer677/
Ryfert676/
Rifair673/
Refier672/
Roufer672/
Riofir672/
Refair671/
Rehver671/
Rijfir671/
Rűffer671/
Rüfert671/
Rafeir671/
Ryffer671/
Ruhfer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riefer
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