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

Riffner is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Riffner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffner? popularity and diffusion

Riffner is the 1,785,358th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name 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.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 42 percent are found, Ohio, where 19 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent are found and The Isle of Man, where 1 percent are found.

Riffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riffner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riffner surname expanded 406 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Riffner are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political 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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  • 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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