Riffert Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Riffert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2331:345,51733,688
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Brazil1111:1,928,59861,665
Austria1061:80,33412,076
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Riffert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riffert (Russian: Рифферт) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 429,827th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Riffert live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Riffert is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 345,517. In Germany Riffert is primarily found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 51 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Riffert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riffert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riffert surname increased 337 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riffert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riffert surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Riffert earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $44,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $53,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiffert93180/
Rieffert9329/
Riffertt931/
Rifferte931/
Riffer92359/
Rifert92354/
Reifert86696/
Ruffert86657/
Reiffer86373/
Rieffer86267/
Reffert86231/
Rüffert86222/
Riffier86132/
Riffort8678/
Riefert8667/
Riffart8653/
Ryffert8613/
Raiffer8612/
Riferte864/
Rifferd863/
Riffirt860/
Rriffer860/
Riffere860/
Rifer8365/
Rueffert8045/
Raiffort8033/
Reiferth8027/
Riffarth809/
Rieferth801/
Reffertt801/
Rieffart800/
Reiferdt800/
Rheiffer800/
Reifer771,461/
Riefer77498/
Raifer77297/
Rufert7794/
Reffer7770/
Refert7722/
Riferd7717/
Ryfert776/
Roifer773/
Risfer772/
Rifort771/
Riofer771/
Rüfert771/
Ryffer771/
Rifart771/
Rhifer770/
Reiffarth7537/
Riffard711,356/
Rifford7133/
Reifart7117/
Reuffer7116/
Rajfert719/
Royffer717/
Reffort716/
Reffier715/
Raifort713/
Hraifer713/
Rioffir712/
Rejfert711/
Reifeer711/
Roifort711/
Ruffart711/
Reeffer710/
Rufferd710/
Reifort710/
Reisfer710/
Reaffer710/
Rehfert710/
Raiferd710/
Refer67177/
Reifarth67110/
Rieforth6760/
Ryfer6736/
Raifarth6732/
Reyffort671/
Raifahrt671/
Raifford671/
Repfiert670/
Richferd670/
Repfeirt670/

Riffert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riffert in the Russian language
Риффертriffert-

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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 Riffert
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