Riffner Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Riffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Riffner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riffner is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Riffner.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riffner is the 1,785,358th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Riffner are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States Riffner is most common in: Illinois, where 42 percent reside, Ohio, where 19 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent reside and The Isle of Man, where 1 percent reside.

Riffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riffner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riffner last name increased 406 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riffner surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

Riffner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $48,223 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieffner930/
Rifner9284/
Ruffner864,572/
Reffner86867/
Riefner8685/
Reifner8666/
Ruifner860/
Ruffnerr802/
Rueffner801/
Rufner77194/
Refner7773/
Rüfner7747/
D'Ruffner751/
Reifnerová714/
Ruefner712/
Reafner710/
Reufner710/
Rifna67695/
Rifni6775/
Refenner6738/
Refne678/
Refnes6215/
Rifnaa621/
Refness578/
Refnihr574/
Rayfene571/
Refennge530/
Refni50553/
Refna5017/
Reffienna5012/

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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
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  • 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 Riffner
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