Riffell Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Riffell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Riffell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riffell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 912,827th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Riffell live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 1,313,257. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 43 percent are found, Illinois, where 21 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Riffell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riffell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riffell surname rose 1,840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riffell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Riffell are 42.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 89.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Riffell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $43,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $53,237 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffel928,252/
Ruffell862,257/
Rieffel861,149/
Reffell86514/
Reiffel86140/
Riffelt8628/
Riffill860/
Ruiffel860/
Rifel83387/
Riffl839/
Reitfell801/
Reisfell800/
Ryffel77867/
Reifel77800/
Ruffel77510/
Riefel77330/
Reffel77318/
Rüffel77215/
Ripfel7736/
Riffil7719/
Rifiel7718/
Raifel7718/
Rifoel7710/
Rifael775/
Refell773/
Rufell772/
Rifeel771/
Rifl7329/
Ritfeld71762/
Rifflet71310/
Reffelt71120/
Risfelt7138/
Reffiel7119/
Raifeld7117/
Rueffel719/
Reifeld717/
Reffeld715/
Rizfeld714/
Reaffel713/
Riefiel712/
Ruffill712/
Ruffeel711/
Ruffiel711/
Reuffel710/
Rufaell710/
Raifuel710/
Rihfelt710/
Reffill710/
Reisfeld67350/
Ripfl67148/
Refel6797/
Raisfeld6739/
Reisfelt6737/
Reffeldt6733/
Reizfeld6724/
Ryfel6721/
Risfeldt6720/
Rifil6719/
Roitfeld6717/
Rufel6717/
Riefl6713/
Reifl6712/
Ridfeldt6710/
Roidfeld677/
Rifld676/
Reifeldt676/
Ruffl673/
Rishfeld672/
Roisfeld672/
Riofl672/
Rifelová671/
Reffl671/
Richfeld671/
Riflh671/
Rehfelld670/

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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 Riffell
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