Riff Surname
Approximately 2,620 people bear this surname
Riff Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Rifo, a pet form of Ricfrid (rule, peace).
Riff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,453 | 1:45,714 | 5,855 |
| United States | 642 | 1:564,578 | 46,424 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Chile | 46 | 1:382,967 | 10,457 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Algeria | 12 | 1:3,219,296 | 45,820 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:422,006 | 30,979 |
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).
Riff Demographics
Average Male Riff Height
176.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Riff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riff is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Riff? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 165,368th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,781,506 people. The last name Riff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Riff reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 787,636th most frequent first name globally, held by 138 people.
It is most common in France, where it is carried by 1,453 people, or 1 in 45,714. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 69 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent live and Île-de-France, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Riff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Riff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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 bearing the Riff surname are 20.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.11% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reiff | 89 | 9,923 | / |
| Riffe | 89 | 4,112 | / |
| Rieff | 89 | 852 | / |
| Raiff | 89 | 307 | / |
| Rijff | 89 | 168 | / |
| Roiff | 89 | 55 | / |
| Rioff | 89 | 14 | / |
| Hriff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ruiff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Riffs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Rif | 86 | 2,782 | / |
| Raiffe | 80 | 122 | / |
| Reiffs | 80 | 68 | / |
| Roiffe | 80 | 64 | / |
| Reiffe | 80 | 49 | / |
| Reif | 75 | 18,431 | / |
| Rife | 75 | 9,192 | / |
| Raif | 75 | 4,640 | / |
| Rief | 75 | 4,005 | / |
| Reff | 75 | 1,193 | / |
| Roif | 75 | 523 | / |
| Ryff | 75 | 410 | / |
| Riof | 75 | 384 | / |
| Rijf | 75 | 33 | / |
| Ruif | 75 | 25 | / |
| Rift | 75 | 23 | / |
| Rhif | 75 | 12 | / |
| Rizf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rrif | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rjff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hrif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Risf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rifs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reifs | 67 | 389 | / |
| Hraif | 67 | 242 | / |
| Raife | 67 | 163 | / |
| Reuff | 67 | 154 | / |
| Reeff | 67 | 138 | / |
| Reyff | 67 | 124 | / |
| Reffs | 67 | 96 | / |
| Reffe | 67 | 81 | / |
| Roife | 67 | 79 | / |
| Reift | 67 | 53 | / |
| Reife | 67 | 50 | / |
| Raaif | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ryffe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rhaif | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reiffová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reiffova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raifz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rievf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raidf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raifh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rejff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riwwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhife | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rivfe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Riefh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Royff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Richf | 67 | 0 | / |
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