Riff Surname

165,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Riff Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Rifo, a pet form of Ricfrid (rule, peace).

Riff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,4531:45,7145,855
United States6421:564,57846,424
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Canada721:511,74443,418
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Chile461:382,96710,457
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Algeria121:3,219,29645,820
Wales101:309,45316,869
Norway101:514,22941,629
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Croatia61:704,76744,411
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Riff (138) may also be a first name.

Riff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Rifo, a pet form of Ricfrid (rule, peace).

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

Riff Last Name Facts

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

Riff is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 165,368th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,781,506 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Riff live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 787,636th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 138 people.

Riff is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 1,453 people, or 1 in 45,714. In France Riff is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 69 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 6 percent are found. Aside from France it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Riff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 539 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riff surname are 20.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Riff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.91% less than the national average, earning 232,194 kr per year; in United States they earn 34.47% more than the national average, earning $58,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.22% more than the national average, earning $61,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiff899,923/
Riffe894,112/
Rieff89852/
Raiff89307/
Rijff89168/
Roiff8955/
Rioff8914/
Hriff891/
Ruiff891/
Riffs890/
Rif862,782/
Raiffe80122/
Reiffs8068/
Roiffe8064/
Reiffe8049/
Reif7518,431/
Rife759,192/
Raif754,640/
Rief754,005/
Reff751,193/
Roif75523/
Ryff75410/
Riof75384/
Rijf7533/
Ruif7525/
Rift7523/
Rhif7512/
Rizf757/
Rrif754/
Rjff752/
Hrif752/
Risf751/
Rifs751/
Reifs67389/
Hraif67242/
Raife67163/
Reuff67154/
Reeff67138/
Reyff67124/
Reffs6796/
Reffe6781/
Roife6779/
Reift6753/
Reife6750/
Raaif6733/
Ryffe6717/
Rhaif6710/
Reiffová6710/
Reiffova672/
Hrift671/
Raifz671/
Rievf671/
Raidf671/
Raifh671/
Rejff671/
Rhief671/
Riwwf671/
Hrief671/
Reisf671/
Reaff670/
Rhife670/
Rivfe670/
Riefh670/
Royff670/
Richf670/

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