Rieffer Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Rieffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rieffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Rieffer Last Name Facts

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

Rieffer occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rieffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rieffer is the 970,883rd most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Rieffer reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 1,655,064. In The United States Rieffer is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 26 percent live, Arizona, where 20 percent live and Minnesota, where 17 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 18 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Rieffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rieffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rieffer surname rose 1,685 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rieffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rieffer surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Rieffer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,314 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieffert9329/
Riefer92498/
Riffer92359/
Reffer9270/
Rieffe9252/
Riffert86802/
Reiffer86373/
Rueffer86276/
Reffert86231/
Riffier86132/
Riefert8667/
Reuffer8616/
Raiffer8612/
Reffier865/
Rifferd863/
Rieffeh861/
Raeffer861/
Reaffer860/
Riffere860/
Reeffer860/
Rriffer860/
Refer83177/
Riefe83172/
Rifer8365/
Reiffert80180/
Riffertt801/
Reffertt801/
Rieferth801/
Rheiffer800/
Rüffer772,803/
Reifer771,461/
Ruffer771,328/
Reefer77611/
Rifert77354/
Raifer77297/
Ruefer77183/
Reufer77121/
Roefer7776/
Reyfer7738/
Reffre7726/
Refert7722/
Riferd7717/
Referd7712/
Refere776/
Redfer775/
Reafer774/
Roifer773/
Raefer772/
Risfer772/
Riefee772/
Riofer771/
Riefet771/
Rűffer771/
Ryffer771/
Resfer770/
Rhifer770/
Reifert71696/
Rauffer7172/
Redfear7137/
Rouffer7125/
Ryffert7113/
Royffer717/
Reffior715/
Redferd714/
Hraifer713/
Reeifer713/
Rioffir712/
Redfere712/
Rejfert711/
Reifeer711/
Referre711/
Reuffir711/
Redferz711/
Ruefher711/
Rehfert710/
Riffirt710/
Raiferd710/
Reisfer710/
Rufer672,986/
Reihofer67252/
Rüfer67124/
Refre67117/
Ryfer6736/
Reiferth6727/
Riefa6725/
Raihofer6723/
Redfeard673/
Refir672/
Reyhofer671/
Richferd670/
Reiferdt670/
Repfeirt670/

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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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  • 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 Rieffer
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