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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 713,660th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ryff live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States Ryff is mostly concentrated in: Kansas, where 29 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Wyoming, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Ryff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ryff has changed over time. 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 those bearing the Ryff surname are 27.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.81% being registered with 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
  • 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 Ryff
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