Riffer Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Riffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Austria311:274,69131,731
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Riffer Last Name Facts

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

Riffer (Russian: Риффер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Riffer.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riffer is the 786,896th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Riffer are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 1,685,856. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States Riffer occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Riffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riffer last name rose 439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riffer surname are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

Riffer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $49,230 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffert92802/
Reiffer92373/
Rieffer92267/
Riffier92132/
Raiffer9212/
Rifferd923/
Rriffer920/
Riffere920/
Riffe914,112/
Rifer9165/
Reiffert86180/
Riffertt861/
Rheiffer860/
Rüffer832,803/
Reifer831,461/
Ruffer831,328/
Riffey831,102/
Riefer83498/
Riffet83465/
Rifert83354/
Riffee83347/
Raifer83297/
Raiffe83122/
Reffer8370/
Roiffe8364/
Rieffe8352/
Reiffe8349/
Riffie8334/
Riferd8317/
Roifer833/
Risfer832/
Riffed831/
Riofer831/
Riffez831/
Rűffer831/
Riffei831/
Ryffer831/
Riffep831/
Rhifer830/
Rioffe830/
Rife809,192/
Ruffier772,545/
Reifert77696/
Rueffer77276/
Reffert77231/
Riffett7752/
Reuffer7716/
Raiffie7714/
Ryffert7713/
Royffer777/
Reffier775/
Hraifer773/
Rioffir772/
Reifeer771/
Rieffeh771/
Reisfer770/
Reaffer770/
Riffirt770/
Riffets770/
Reeffer770/
Reiffey770/
Raiferd770/
Raiffes770/
Riffi735,011/
Rufer732,986/
Riffa73294/
Refer73177/
Riefe73172/
Raife73163/
Rüfer73124/
Reffe7381/
Roife7379/
Reife7350/
Ryfer7336/
Ryffe7317/
Rifet7316/
Riofe7314/
Rifie739/
Riffy738/
Rifey736/
Rifes735/
Rifea733/
Rifei733/
Rifee732/
Riffé731/
Rhife730/
Rivfe730/
Reiferth7127/
Reffertt711/
Reiferdt710/
Richferd710/
Riffai67812/
Reefer67611/
Reffet67388/
Reffes67373/
Riffay67200/
Ruefer67183/
Reufer67121/
Royffe67106/
Reffey6750/
Rajfer6741/
Riffis6738/
Reyfer6738/
Raiffi6726/
Reffre6726/
Reffie6725/
Royfer6722/
Refert6722/
Rufier6720/
Raiffa6717/
Referd6712/
Raifee678/
Rayfer677/
Rupfer677/
Refere676/
Ryfert676/
Redfer675/
Reffed675/
Reffee675/
Roiffé674/
Raiffé674/
Reafer674/
Rifair673/
Riefee672/
Refier672/
Reifet672/
Riofir672/
Raifet672/
Rayffe672/
Reifes671/
Rijfir671/
Riofei671/
Riffit671/
Roifes671/
Rüfert671/
Ruifei671/
Risffi671/
Reeffe670/
Resfer670/
Ruhfer670/
Raifie670/

Riffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riffer in the Russian language
Рифферriffer-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riffer
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