Riffel Surname

60,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Riffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1041:172,27117,367
Germany1,9231:41,8655,510
Brazil1,6031:133,5465,090
Russia8301:173,64219,606
Argentina8231:51,9364,374
South Africa3601:150,49417,071
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Austria1541:55,2958,684
France1391:477,86167,615
Kazakhstan581:304,87125,574
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
England91:6,190,895170,599
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Riffel (17) may also be a first name.

Riffel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riffel (Russian: Риффель) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,968th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 883,125 people. The surname Riffel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Riffel live; 30 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,104 people, or 1 in 172,271. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kansas, where 16 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 19 percent are found.

Riffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riffel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Riffel surname increased 1,514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riffel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Riffel surname are 26.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riffel earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.1% more than the national average, earning R 273,516 per year; in United States they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $44,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $46,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieffel921,149/
Riffell92291/
Reiffel92140/
Riffelt9228/
Ruiffel920/
Rifel91387/
Riffl919/
Ryffel83867/
Reifel83800/
Ruffel83510/
Riefel83330/
Reffel83318/
Rüffel83215/
Ripfel8336/
Riffil8319/
Raifel8318/
Rifiel8318/
Rifoel8310/
Rifael835/
Rifeel831/
Rifl8029/
Ruffell772,257/
Ritfeld77762/
Reffell77514/
Rifflet77310/
Reffelt77120/
Risfelt7738/
Reffiel7719/
Raifeld7717/
Rueffel779/
Reifeld777/
Reffeld775/
Rizfeld774/
Reaffel773/
Riefiel772/
Ruffeel771/
Ruffiel771/
Rihfelt770/
Raifuel770/
Riffill770/
Reuffel770/
Ripfl73148/
Refel7397/
Ryfel7321/
Rifil7319/
Rufel7317/
Riefl7313/
Reifl7312/
Rifld736/
Ruffl733/
Riofl732/
Reffl731/
Riflh731/
Reisfeld71350/
Raisfeld7139/
Reisfelt7137/
Reffeldt7133/
Reizfeld7124/
Risfeldt7120/
Roitfeld7117/
Ridfeldt7110/
Roidfeld717/
Reifeldt716/
Rishfeld712/
Roisfeld712/
Rifelová711/
Reitfell711/
Richfeld711/
Reisfell710/
Rufael671,724/
Riflet67152/
Refeld67131/
Refael67101/
Reichfeld6787/
Rittfeldt6740/
Hryfel6740/
Refiel6733/
Ruhfel6716/
Reufel6711/
Rühfel677/
Refeel677/
Ryfelt675/
Rufiel674/
Reiszfeld674/
Refell673/
Rufeel673/
Rufell672/
Reyfel672/
Riphel672/
Rithfeldt672/
Raifyl672/
Rayfel671/
Refoel671/
Raifil671/
Ryfeul671/
Ruefel671/
Rufoel671/
Reissfeld671/
Reffil671/
Ruffil671/
Reizzfeld671/
Refelt670/

Riffel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riffel in the Russian language
Риффельriffel-

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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 Riffel
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