Riefesel Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Riefesel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riefesel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Riefesel Last Name Facts

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

Riefesel occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riefesel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Riefesel are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Riefesel is most numerous in: Missouri, where 89 percent are found and Georgia, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Riefesel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riefesel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riefesel last name rose 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riefesel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riefesel surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Riefesel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $51,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reifesel883/
Rievesel881/
Rievesehl8227/
Refsell8039/
Riefle71220/
Refsal7117/
Refsli7114/
Rivsel714/
Rifsal712/
Reefsl711/
Rofsel711/
Rufsel710/
Refsahl67100/
Rieffle6715/
Rafasel672/
Rofssel671/
Rafaesl671/
Ravesel671/
Rvessel670/
Revsell670/
Rufsell670/
Rificl571/

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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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  • 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 Riefesel
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