Rifelj Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rifelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2731:9,1122,097
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Serbia101:714,49524,752
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Rifelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rifelj is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifelj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rifelj is the 835,661st most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Rifelj reside; 87 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Rifelj is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 9,112. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Southeast Slovenia, where 79 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 10 percent are found and Savinja, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia Rifelj occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Serbia, where 3 percent are found.

Rifelj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rifelj last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Rifelj earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.52% less than the national average, earning $34,294 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifeli838/
Ryfelj831/
Raifeli771/
Riffeli771/
Raifely771/
Riffeler7124/
Rifles6788/
Refela6710/
Refely673/
Rifale672/
Rufeli672/
Rifole671/
Rufele670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rifelj
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