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) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Rifel live; 20 percent live in North Asia and 20 percent live in Slavic North Asia. Rifel is also the 840,349th most common first name on earth It is held by 123 people.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 1,143,834. In Russia Rifel is most frequent in: Altai Krai, where 17 percent reside, Kemerovo Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Rifel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Rifel Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Rifel are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40% being registered to vote for the 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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