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 last name Riffel (Russian: Риффель) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riffel is the 60,968th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 883,125 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Riffel are found; 30 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,104 people, or 1 in 172,271. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kansas, where 16 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Riffel is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 19 percent reside.

Riffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Riffel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Riffel 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.86% being registered to vote for the 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
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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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