Riffe Surname

112,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,112 people bear this surname

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

Riffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9931:90,77410,197
France801:830,28498,964
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:120,14011,717

The alternate forms: Riffé (1) are calculated separately.

Riffe (13) may also be a first name.

Riffe Last Name Facts

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

Riffe is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Riffé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 112,625th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,772,263 people. The last name Riffe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Riffe reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The surname Riffe is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,993 people, or 1 in 90,774. In The United States Riffe is most prevalent in: West Virginia, where 12 percent reside, Kentucky, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Riffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riffe surname grew 955 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Riffe surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Riffe surname are 10.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.65% registered with the party.

Riffe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,227 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffé931/
Riffey911,102/
Riffet91465/
Riffer91359/
Riffee91347/
Raiffe91122/
Roiffe9164/
Rieffe9152/
Reiffe9149/
Riffie9134/
Riffed911/
Riffez911/
Riffei911/
Riffep911/
Rioffe910/
Rife899,192/
Riff892,620/
Reiffer83373/
Riffett8352/
Raiffie8314/
Raiffer8312/
Rieffeh831/
Rriffer830/
Riffets830/
Reiffey830/
Raiffes830/
Reiff809,923/
Riffi805,011/
Rieff80852/
Raffe80846/
Ruffe80634/
Raiff80307/
Riffa80294/
Riefe80172/
Rijff80168/
Raife80163/
Reffe8081/
Roife8079/
Rifer8065/
Roiff8055/
Reife8050/
Ryffe8017/
Rifet8016/
Rioff8014/
Riofe8014/
Rifie809/
Riffy808/
Rifey806/
Rifes805/
Rifea803/
Rifei803/
Rifee802/
Ruiff801/
Hriff801/
Riffs800/
Rhife800/
Rivfe800/
Rheiffer770/
Rif752,782/
Raffee731,667/
Reifer731,461/
Riffai73812/
Ruffie73457/
Reffet73388/
Reffes73373/
Raifer73297/
Riffay73200/
Rouffe73110/
Royffe73106/
Raffey7397/
Reffer7370/
Reiffs7368/
Reffey7350/
Raffei7341/
Riffis7338/
Raiffi7326/
Reffie7325/
Raiffa7317/
Ruffee7315/
Ruffey738/
Raifee738/
Reffed735/
Reffee735/
Roiffé734/
Raiffé734/
Roifer733/
Risfer732/
Riefee732/
Reifet732/
Raifet732/
Rayffe732/
Reifes731/
Riofei731/
Rejife731/
Riffit731/
Roifes731/
Rűffer731/
Ruifei731/
Ryffer731/
Raiafe731/
Risffi731/
Reeffe730/
Rhifer730/
Raifie730/
Rauffe730/
Roeffe730/
Reif6718,431/
Rifa6714,052/
Rifi676,488/
Rafe675,805/
Raif674,640/
Rief674,005/
Refe671,221/
Reff671,193/
Reffett67758/
Roif67523/
Rouffet67513/
Rufe67490/
Ryff67410/
Riof67384/
Rauffet67262/
Reifeis67118/
Rauffer6772/
Rouffie6759/
Riew6737/
Rijf6733/
Rouffer6725/
Ruif6725/
Rift6723/
Riffitt6717/
Rifé6717/
Reuffer6716/
Rhif6712/
Hrifech679/
Rifá678/
Rifahie677/
Rizf677/
Royffer677/
Riev675/
Rifa'ie674/
Rrif674/
Riffaih673/
Hraifer673/
Rify672/
Hrif672/
Rjff672/
Raaffee671/
Reifess671/
Rhaffey671/
Risfett671/
Rifs671/
Rayifie671/
Reifeer671/
Risf671/
Raifeis671/
Rauffea671/
Riffait671/
Rifè671/
Raffeeh671/
Rouffee671/
Rouffey671/
Rifaaie671/
Riffaya671/
Riffaai671/
Reisfer670/
Reaffer670/
Ryfe670/
Reeffer670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Riffe
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