Ryft Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ryft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ryft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Ryft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ryft is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Ryft reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Ryft is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Sweden Ryft exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryf861,594/
Ryff75410/
Rayf75303/
Reft75134/
Reyf75131/
Hryf75112/
Ruyf7563/
Royf7547/
Rift7523/
Ryvt7513/
Rytf751/
Rzyf751/
Ryfz751/
Rysf751/
Ryfe750/
Reyff67124/
Reift6753/
Royfe6734/
Ryffe6717/
Reyfe678/
Rayfe673/
Rauyf672/
Rieft672/
Reeft672/
Reyjf671/
Reyfs671/
Ruhyf671/
Rifth671/
Hrift671/
Royff670/
Hreft670/

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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 Ryft
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