Rijff Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rijff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rijff is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rijff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,333,288th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Rijff reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Rijff is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 108,251. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 42 percent are found, North Holland, where 29 percent are found and Flevoland, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rijoff918/
Riff892,620/
Rijf8933/
Rjff892/
Reiff809,923/
Riffe804,112/
Rieff80852/
Raiff80307/
Roiff8055/
Rioff8014/
Ruiff801/
Rejff801/
Hriff801/
Riffs800/
Rif752,782/
Rjf7511/
Raiffe73122/
Reiffs7368/
Roiffe7364/
Reiffe7349/
Rajeff7317/
Raieff7310/
Riyeff735/
Riyaff734/
Raiuff733/
Rojiff733/
Riojaf732/
Ruieff731/
Rayiff731/
Reif6718,431/
Rife679,192/
Raif674,640/
Rief674,005/
Reff671,193/
Roif67523/
Ryff67410/
Riof67384/
Rejf67175/
Rajf67151/
Ruif6725/
Rift6723/
Rhif6712/
Rizf677/
Rojf675/
Rijv674/
Rrif674/
Hrif672/
Rjfp672/
Royjeff672/
Rjwf672/
Rifs671/
Risf671/
Rujf671/
Rjfh671/
Rjsf671/
Reihoff670/

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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 Rijff
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