Riffo Surname

33,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Riffo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile14,1421:1,246256
Argentina1,3771:31,0412,608
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England51:11,143,612252,590
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Riffó (1) are calculated separately.

Riffo (121) may also be a first name.

Riffo Last Name Facts

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

Riffo (Russian: Риффо) is most common in Chile. It can also be found as a variant: Riffó. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,725th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 462,995 people. The last name Riffo is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Riffo reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 848,089th most common first name internationally, borne by 121 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Chile, where it is borne by 14,142 people, or 1 in 1,246. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Bío Bío Region, where 31 percent reside, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 31 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Chile this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Riffo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riffo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riffo surname rose 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riffo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riffo last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Riffo earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.16% more than the national average, earning $59,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.93% less than the national average, earning $37,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffó931/
Riffou9166/
Riffos9128/
Raiffo916/
Riffot911/
Rifo893,667/
Ruffo809,233/
Reffo801,014/
Riffa80294/
Rifou8040/
Rifos8018/
Riofo808/
Raifo807/
Rifoh805/
Rifoy803/
Ryffo801/
Rifot801/
Ruifo801/
Ridfo801/
Rifoo801/
Rifoi801/
Riffat732,605/
Riffas7332/
Raiffa7317/
Rizfou7316/
Riffau738/
Raifod734/
Raifou731/
Riffaz731/
Rifa6714,052/
Rufo6713,002/
Riffaud672,580/
Refo671,227/
Riffaut67484/
Reffouh67137/
Rifà6753/
Roiffah6727/
Rifá678/
Roifoit671/
Riffeau671/
Reiffat671/
Reggifo671/
Raiffat671/
Reffoid671/
Rifffat671/

Riffo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riffo in the Russian language
Риффоriffo-

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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 Riffo
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