Rifkin Surname

147,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Rifkin Surname Definition:

(Russian, Ukranian) The son of Rifka (a snare).

Rifkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7251:133,01213,987
England781:714,33440,171
Israel691:124,02413,566
Canada491:751,95159,756
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France41:16,605,680368,153
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Rifkin (38) may also be a first name.

Rifkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian, Ukranian) The son of Rifka (a snare).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rifkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rifkin (Russian: Рифкин) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 147,841st most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,434,863 people. The surname Rifkin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Rifkin reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rifkin is also the 1,662,754th most common given name globally It is held by 38 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,725 people, or 1 in 133,012. In The United States Rifkin is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Israel, where 2 percent reside.

Rifkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rifkin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rifkin last name expanded 1,560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rifkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rifkin last name are 42.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rifkin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning R 273,408 per year; in United States they earn 31.26% more than the national average, earning $56,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.35% more than the national average, earning $56,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffkin9294/
Rifking922/
Rifkina922/
Rifkink921/
Reifkind8620/
Riffkind8614/
Rivkin833,006/
Ribkin8397/
Refkin8369/
Rifken8368/
Rufkin8327/
Riwkin837/
Rjfkin831/
Rivkina77266/
Reffkin7763/
Rifchin777/
Ryvkin67401/
Revkin67101/
Rywkin6721/
Rifqun6712/
Rebkin674/
Rivken672/
Ruvkin672/
Rijvkn671/
Rivcin671/
Refken670/
Ryvkina62312/
Rivchin6261/
Revkina6260/
Rywkind622/
Ryovkin622/
Riphken620/
Rzhevkin57303/
Rybkyn50803/
Ryvkyn50162/
Revkyn506/
Rebken502/

Rifkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifkin in the Russian language
Рифкинrifkin-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Rifkin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis