Ryffel Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ryffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ryffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5851:14,0392,314
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Ryffel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ryffel occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ryffel.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryffel? popularity and diffusion

Ryffel is the 404,308th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. The surname Ryffel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Ryffel reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 14,039. In Switzerland Ryffel is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 40 percent are found, Canton of Graubünden, where 17 percent are found and Canton of St Gallen, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Ryffel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ryffel last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the party.

The amount Ryffel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning 352,511 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.61% more than the national average, earning $49,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.36% less than the national average, earning $38,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryfel9121/
Riffel838,252/
Reffel83318/
Hryfel8340/
Ryfelt835/
Reyfel832/
Ryfeul831/
Rayfel831/
Rieffel771,149/
Reffell77514/
Riffell77291/
Reiffel77140/
Reffelt77120/
Rayfiel7735/
Rayfeld7735/
Riffelt7728/
Rydfelt7723/
Reffiel7719/
Reyfeld777/
Reffeld775/
Reaffel773/
Royfeld773/
Ruiffel770/
Reuffel770/
Rifel73387/
Refel7397/
Riffl739/
Reffl731/
Ryofl731/
Roytfeld7140/
Reffeldt7133/
Ryszfeld7116/
Raysfeld7114/
Rydfeldt718/
Royhfeld711/
Reifel67800/
Riefel67330/
Refeld67131/
Refael67101/
Ripfel6736/
Refiel6733/
Riffil6719/
Rifiel6718/
Raifel6718/
Reufel6711/
Rifoel6710/
Refeel677/
Rifael675/
Refell673/
Refoel671/
Rifeel671/
Reffil671/
Refelt670/

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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 Ryffel
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