Rife Surname

55,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rife Surname User-submission:

The Rife surname means 'abundant' or 'widespread'.

Rife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3781:43,2635,311
Philippines4421:229,04635,113
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Spain991:472,24324,257
Argentina551:777,15351,982
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4821:33,8864,058

The alternate forms: Rifé (17) & Rifè (1) are calculated separately.

Rife (227) may also be a first name.

Rife Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rife surname means 'abundant' or 'widespread'.

- jennr

Rife Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rife is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Rifé or Rifè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rife? popularity and diffusion

Rife is the 55,276th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 792,814 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Rife are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rife is also the 596,468th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 227 people.

The surname Rife is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 8,378 people, or 1 in 43,263. In The United States Rife is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 14 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Rife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rife has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rife last name rose 565 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rife Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rife last name are 21.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rife earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $41,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $54,411 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifé9217/
Rifè921/
Riffe894,112/
Riefe89172/
Raife89163/
Roife8979/
Rifer8965/
Reife8950/
Rifet8916/
Riofe8914/
Rifie899/
Rifey896/
Rifes895/
Rifea893/
Rifei893/
Rifee892/
Rhife890/
Rivfe890/
Rif862,782/
Reifer801,461/
Riffey801,102/
Riffet80465/
Riffer80359/
Riffee80347/
Raifer80297/
Raiffe80122/
Roiffe8064/
Rieffe8052/
Reiffe8049/
Riffie8034/
Raifee808/
Roifer803/
Risfer802/
Riefee802/
Reifet802/
Raifet802/
Reifes801/
Riffed801/
Riofei801/
Rejife801/
Riffez801/
Roifes801/
Riffei801/
Ruifei801/
Riffep801/
Raiafe801/
Rhifer800/
Raifie800/
Rioffe800/
Reif7518,431/
Rifa7514,052/
Rifi756,488/
Rafe755,805/
Raif754,640/
Rief754,005/
Riff752,620/
Refe751,221/
Roif75523/
Rufe75490/
Riof75384/
Riew7537/
Rijf7533/
Ruif7525/
Rift7523/
Rhif7512/
Rifá758/
Rizf757/
Riev755/
Rrif754/
Rify752/
Hrif752/
Rifs751/
Risf751/
Ryfe750/
Reiffer73373/
Reifeis73118/
Riffett7352/
Raiffie7314/
Raiffer7312/
Hrifech739/
Rifahie737/
Rifa'ie734/
Hraifer733/
Reifess731/
Risfett731/
Rayifie731/
Reifeer731/
Raifeis731/
Rifaaie731/
Rieffeh731/
Rriffer730/
Reisfer730/
Riffets730/
Reiffey730/
Raiffes730/
Rifai67132,048/
Rafee6712,847/
Reiff679,923/
Riffi675,011/
Rafea673,604/
Rafei672,922/
Rifay67877/
Rieff67852/
Raffe67846/
Rafey67814/
Rziev67660/
Ruffe67634/
Refes67544/
Riofi67517/
Reifs67389/
Hreifesh67388/
Rifaj67352/
Raiff67307/
Riffa67294/
Reihofer67252/
Hraif67242/
Raifi67232/
Reefe67221/
Refet67181/
Refer67177/
Rijff67168/
Roifi67134/
Rüfer67124/
Reifeiss67123/
Rufeh67122/
Raifa67110/
Roufe67103/
Roifa6785/
Rufie6782/
Reffe6781/
Roiff6755/
Reift6753/
Rifii6738/
Ryfer6736/
Rifgi6735/
Royfe6734/
Raufe6733/
Raaif6733/
Reifa6731/
Roefe6729/
Riefa6725/
Rhiew6724/
Rifaa6723/
Raihofer6723/
Raafe6722/
Refee6722/
Rufey6718/
Ryffe6717/
Rifiy6715/
Rioff6714/
Hrifa6713/
Risfi6712/
Rrifa6712/
Rufea6712/
Rizfi6711/
Rhaif6710/
Refej6710/
Refie679/
Ruifi679/
Refei678/
Rifit678/
Rhifi678/
Riffy678/
Reyfe678/
Rifha677/
Rufei677/
Refey677/
Rhifa677/
Raefe677/
Rufee675/
Refed675/
Ruifa675/
Reihofeu675/
Rafhe674/
Reafe673/
Rayfe673/
Rifio673/
Rifoy673/
Rifis672/
Roifé672/
Reifi672/
Refea672/
Riphe672/
Raifz671/
Ruiff671/
Redfe671/
Riehw671/
Rievf671/
Rifoi671/
Reufe671/
Hrief671/
Refeh671/
Reisf671/
Rif'i671/
Hrift671/
Rapfe671/
Raidf671/
Raifh671/
Rijfa671/
Rifaî671/
Riffé671/
Rhief671/
Roify671/
Rifaa'ie671/
Ruufe671/
Rrifi671/
Rifahieh671/
Raify671/
Rivfa671/
Riwwf671/
Hriff671/
Riffs670/
Riefh670/
Rawfe670/
Rheiffer670/
Ruefe670/
Richf670/

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Footnotes

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