Rijf Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Rijf Last Name Facts

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

Rijf is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Rijf occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rijf live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Rijf is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 527,724. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 63 percent reside, North Brabant, where 31 percent reside and Drenthe, where 3 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rijff89168/
Rif862,782/
Rjf8611/
Rijoff808/
Riojaf802/
Reif7518,431/
Rife759,192/
Raif754,640/
Rief754,005/
Riff752,620/
Roif75523/
Riof75384/
Rejf75175/
Rajf75151/
Ruif7525/
Rift7523/
Rhif7512/
Rizf757/
Rojf755/
Rrif754/
Rijv754/
Hrif752/
Rjfp752/
Rjwf752/
Rjff752/
Rifs751/
Risf751/
Rujf751/
Rjfh751/
Rjsf751/
Reiff679,923/
Riffe674,112/
Rieff67852/
Reifs67389/
Raiff67307/
Hraif67242/
Raife67163/
Raief67127/
Rajaf6785/
Roife6779/
Rajif6774/
Roiff6755/
Reift6753/
Rijov6750/
Reife6750/
Rayif6737/
Raiof6735/
Raaif6733/
Rojaf6731/
Raiuf6721/
Riyaf6720/
Rijow6716/
Rioff6714/
Rijiv6712/
Rhaif6710/
Rijav676/
Rijew675/
Rejaf675/
Roiaf673/
Rajuf673/
Rajef673/
Royif672/
Rivjs671/
Raifz671/
Rievf671/
Hrief671/
Reisf671/
Raiaf671/
Hrift671/
Raidf671/
Raifh671/
Reief671/
Rejff671/
Rhief671/
Roiif671/
Rujof671/
Reyjf671/
Rijaw671/
Riwwf671/
Hriff671/
Rojif671/
Rizjv671/
Ruiff671/
Riffs670/
Rhife670/
Richf670/
Riefh670/
Rivfe670/

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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 Rijf
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