Ryff Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ryff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ryff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Australia421:642,75544,739
France381:1,747,966156,445
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ryff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ryff is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryff? popularity and diffusion

Ryff is the 713,660th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ryff reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Ryff is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States Ryff is most numerous in: Kansas, where 29 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Wyoming, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Ryff occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Ryff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ryff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ryff last name rose 1,785 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ryff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ryff are 27.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ryff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $42,432 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reyff89124/
Ryffe8917/
Royff890/
Ryf861,594/
Royffe80106/
Rayffe802/
Riff752,620/
Reff751,193/
Rayf75303/
Reyf75131/
Hryf75112/
Ruyf7563/
Royf7547/
Ryft755/
Rjff752/
Rzyf751/
Rytf751/
Ryfz751/
Rysf751/
Ryfe750/
Reiff679,923/
Riffe674,112/
Rieff67852/
Raiff67307/
Rijff67168/
Reuff67154/
Reeff67138/
Reffs6796/
Reffe6781/
Roiff6755/
Royfe6734/
Rioff6714/
Reyfe678/
Rayfe673/
Rauyf672/
Hriff671/
Ruiff671/
Rejff671/
Ruhyf671/
Reyfs671/
Reyjf671/
Reaff670/
Riffs670/

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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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  • 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 Ryff
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