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

The surname Riffer (Russian: Риффер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riffer is the 786,896th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name Riffer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Riffer reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 1,685,856. In The United States Riffer is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Riffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riffer surname grew 439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Riffer are 13.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.42% being registered with 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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