Riefert Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riefert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riefert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Riefert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riefert is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riefert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Riefert live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Riefert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riefert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riefert surname fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieffert9329/
Rieferth931/
Riefer92498/
Rifert92354/
Refert9222/
Riffert86802/
Reifert86696/
Rieffer86267/
Reffert86231/
Riferte864/
Rejfert861/
Rehfert860/
Reiffert80180/
Rieforth8060/
Rueffert8045/
Reiferth8027/
Reffertt801/
Rifferte801/
Riffertt801/
Reiferdt800/
Repfeirt800/
Rieffart800/
Refort77209/
Rufert7794/
Riferd7717/
Refart7712/
Referd7712/
Ryfert776/
Rifart771/
Rifort771/
Rüfert771/
Ruffert71657/
Rüffert71222/
Riffort7178/
Refardt7176/
Riffart7153/
Reifart7117/
Ryffert7113/
Rajfert719/
Reffort716/
Redferd714/
Raufert714/
Reeifer713/
Rifferd713/
Raifort713/
Reafort712/
Roifort711/
Riffirt710/
Reifort710/
Raiferd710/
Reifarth67110/
Raiffort6733/
Raifarth6732/
Riffarth679/
Redfeard673/
Reyffort671/
Raifahrt671/
Repfiert670/
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
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  • 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 Riefert
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