Ryfer Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Ryfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ryfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
France31:22,140,907385,998
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ryfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ryfer occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryfer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Ryfer live; 75 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 7,928,679. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 93 percent are found and São Paulo, where 7 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent are found and Saint Lucia, where 6 percent are found.

Ryfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ryfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ryfer last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reyfer9138/
Royfer9122/
Rayfer917/
Ryfert916/
Ryffer911/
Ryfe890/
Ryffert8313/
Royffer837/
Refer80177/
Rifer8065/
Royfe8034/
Ryffe8017/
Reyfe808/
Rayfe803/
Reifer731,461/
Reefer73611/
Riefer73498/
Riffer73359/
Rifert73354/
Raifer73297/
Reufer73121/
Royffe73106/
Reffer7370/
Rajfer7341/
Refert7322/
Riferd7317/
Referd7312/
Royfee736/
Refere736/
Redfer735/
Reafer734/
Roifer733/
Risfer732/
Refier732/
Rayffe732/
Rypher731/
Riofer731/
Royfed730/
Resfer730/
Rhifer730/
Rife679,192/
Refe671,221/
Ryfa671,191/
Riffert67802/
Reifert67696/
Reiffer67373/
Rieffer67267/
Reffert67231/
Riffier67132/
Redfear6737/
Reuffer6716/
Raiffer6712/
Rajfert679/
Reffier675/
Redferd674/
Ryfy673/
Hraifer673/
Rifferd673/
Ryfj672/
Redfere672/
Redferz671/
Reifeer671/
Rejfert671/
Referre671/
Rriffer670/
Reisfer670/
Reaffer670/
Riffere670/
Rehfert670/
Reeffer670/
Raiferd670/
Reafier670/

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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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  • 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 Ryfer
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