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

The last name Rieffer is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rieffer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 970,883rd most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name Rieffer is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Rieffer reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 1,655,064. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 26 percent reside, Arizona, where 20 percent reside and Minnesota, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 18 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Rieffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rieffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rieffer last name grew 1,685 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rieffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rieffer are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rieffer
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