Riffu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Riffu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Riffu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riffu is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Riffu are found; 90 percent are found in East Asia and 90 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

Riffu is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 14,204,921. In Japan Riffu is most common in: Gunma Prefecture, where 44 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 44 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Other than Japan it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffou9166/
Raiffu9115/
Riffau918/
Riffut910/
Rifu89175/
Riffaud832,580/
Riffaut83484/
Riffeux831/
Riffuss830/
Raifu8013,112/
Rifau80217/
Ruffu8053/
Rifou8040/
Ruifu8028/
Roifu8027/
Rifud8013/
Riefu803/
Rifus803/
Riofu801/
Riffó801/
Reffu801/
Rifut800/
Riffault771,231/
Raiffaud7726/
Rifaut73237/
Rifaux7376/
Rifaud7332/
Rizfou7316/
Ruifus735/
Raifuh735/
Reifut734/
Reifus734/
Raifou731/
Reffus731/
Rufu671,919/
Refu67198/
Reffouh67137/
Raifaud6748/
Rifault6722/
Reifuss676/
Ryfu674/
Rishfuy674/
Rhiepfu673/
Ridfuss672/
Rishfau672/
Rjfu672/
Richfus670/

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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 Riffu
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