Rifel Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rifel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1261:1,143,83484,931
Kazakhstan731:242,22621,508
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Slovenia481:51,8278,472
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Rifel (123) may also be a first name.

Rifel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rifel (Russian: Рифель) occurs most in Russia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 744,013th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Rifel are found; 20 percent are found in North Asia and 20 percent are found in Slavic North Asia. Rifel is also the 840,349th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 123 people.

The surname Rifel is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 1,143,834. In Russia Rifel is most frequent in: Altai Krai, where 17 percent live, Kemerovo Oblast, where 16 percent live and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 10 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Rifel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rifel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rifel last name fell 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rifel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rifel last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffel918,252/
Reifel91800/
Riefel91330/
Ripfel9136/
Raifel9118/
Rifiel9118/
Rifoel9110/
Rifael915/
Rifeel911/
Rifl8929/
Rieffel831,149/
Ritfeld83762/
Riffell83291/
Reiffel83140/
Risfelt8338/
Riffelt8328/
Raifeld8317/
Reifeld837/
Rizfeld834/
Riefiel832/
Rihfelt830/
Raifuel830/
Ruiffel830/
Ripfl80148/
Refel8097/
Ryfel8021/
Rifil8019/
Rufel8017/
Riefl8013/
Reifl8012/
Riffl809/
Rifld806/
Riofl802/
Riflh801/
Reisfeld77350/
Raisfeld7739/
Reisfelt7737/
Reizfeld7724/
Risfeldt7720/
Roitfeld7717/
Ridfeldt7710/
Roidfeld777/
Reifeldt776/
Rishfeld772/
Roisfeld772/
Rifelová771/
Reitfell771/
Richfeld771/
Reisfell770/
Rufael731,724/
Ryffel73867/
Ruffel73510/
Reffel73318/
Rüffel73215/
Riflet73152/
Refeld73131/
Refael73101/
Hryfel7340/
Refiel7333/
Riffil7319/
Ruhfel7316/
Reufel7311/
Rühfel737/
Refeel737/
Ryfelt735/
Rufiel734/
Refell733/
Rufeel733/
Rufell732/
Reyfel732/
Riphel732/
Raifyl732/
Rayfel731/
Refoel731/
Raifil731/
Ryfeul731/
Ruefel731/
Rufoel731/
Refelt730/
Reichfeld7187/
Rittfeldt7140/
Reiszfeld714/
Rithfeldt712/
Reissfeld711/
Reizzfeld711/
Ruffell672,257/
Reffell67514/
Rifflet67310/
Reffelt67120/
Rayfeld6735/
Rayfiel6735/
Rydfelt6723/
Reffiel6719/
Rajfeld6712/
Rehfelt6710/
Rueffel679/
Refl679/
Riphael678/
Reyfeld677/
Reffeld675/
Raiphel674/
Reaffel673/
Ruefiel673/
Royfeld673/
Reafhel673/
Rajfelt673/
Redfeld672/
Reisflt672/
Raifuil671/
Ruffeel671/
Refeldt671/
Reischfeld671/
Ruffiel671/
Reafael671/
Riflová671/
Resfelt671/
D'Raisfeld671/
Rufphel671/
Reafeld670/
Riffill670/
Rufaell670/
Reuhfel670/
Reuffel670/
Rephiel670/
Rhefeld670/

Rifel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifel in the Russian language
Рифельrifel-

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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 Rifel
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