Rifley Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Rifley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Rifley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rifley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifley? popularity and diffusion

Rifley is the 2,220,661st most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Rifley reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Rifley is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 16 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Arizona, where 10 percent live.

Rifley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rifley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 270 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rifley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rifley last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Rifley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning $49,392 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffley928/
Rifle9135/
Rifly914/
Riffle836,616/
Riefle83220/
Riflet83152/
Rifles8388/
Rifleu8357/
Rifler8326/
Reifle8311/
Rufley836/
Refley834/
Riffly831/
Riefly831/
Riflee831/
Reifler77685/
Ruffley77355/
Rifflet77310/
Riffler7791/
Rieffle7715/
Riffles775/
Raifler772/
Rieffly772/
Raifely771/
Reffley770/
Reefley770/
Rifla73384/
Refle73184/
Rufle73181/
Refly7362/
Rüfle7356/
Rifli7338/
Räfle7320/
Ryfle7312/
D'Riffle711/
Reiffler711/
Riffelle710/
Ruffle671,193/
Reffle67155/
Ruefle6775/
Rupfle6766/
Räffle6762/
Ruefly6743/
Rüffle6725/
Reufly6723/
Refler6719/
Reffly6713/
Ryfler6711/
Refles6711/
Riflat679/
Räfler679/
Riffli676/
Refleh675/
Reflet675/
Ruflee672/
Refleu671/
Reflie671/
Rieflé671/
Riflah671/
Reflee671/
Reefly670/
Ruflie670/
Reufle670/
Reflay670/
Ryfles670/
Ruffly670/

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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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  • 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 Rifley
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