Riffin Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Riffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia6881:42,8703,464
Haiti581:184,2057,235
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
France161:4,151,420237,746
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines141:8,047726
England111:5,065,278148,650
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Riffin (422) may also be a first name.

Riffin Last Name Facts

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

Riffin is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riffin is the 398,612th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The last name Riffin is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Riffin live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 418,267th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 422 people.

The last name Riffin is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 688 people, or 1 in 42,870. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Kelantan, where 48 percent are found, Terengganu, where 11 percent are found and Pahang, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Riffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riffin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riffin last name increased 423 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Riffin are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riffin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $51,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.66% less than the national average, earning $42,897 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiffin9223/
Hriffin921/
Rifffin921/
Riffing921/
Rifin911,884/
Riffn911/
Ruffin8322,817/
Reffin83170/
Rüffin8334/
Roifin8317/
Raifin8315/
Rifing8312/
Riffen8311/
Rifina838/
Riffim835/
Rifien834/
Reifin832/
Risfin831/
Ryffin831/
Rifinì831/
Reiffen77128/
Ruffien7714/
Reffien776/
Rüffing772/
Ruffinn771/
Rijffen771/
Raifina771/
Rueffin770/
Rifffen770/
Ruffijn770/
Reeffin770/
Rufin736,604/
Rifen73153/
Refin73131/
Rifim736/
Ruffn732/
Reifienė712/
Raifienė711/
Rifinova711/
Reeffing710/
Ruffen67288/
Refina67185/
Riphin67112/
Reifen6743/
Redfin6728/
Reufin6720/
Rufien6711/
Ruefin679/
Ruifen679/
Rüfing675/
Rifeng675/
Reffen674/
Ruffín673/
Refind672/
Raifim671/
Refgin671/
Rifent671/

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