El-Rufai Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

El-Rufai Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Rufai Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El-Rufai (34) may also be a first name.

El-Rufai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Rufai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El-Rufai occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Rufai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. El-Rufai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of El-Rufai live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name El-Rufai is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria El-Rufai is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 19 percent live, Niger, where 19 percent live and Kano, where 18 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Rifai88557/
El Rufai8877/
El Roufai8213/
El-Rifaai827/
El Raufai821/
El-Rifi801/
El Rifai751,081/
El Rufae751/
El-Rifay751/
El-Rifaa751/
El Rifaie7121/
El Rifaai714/
El Rifaii711/
El Rifi6718/
El-Rify674/
El Rifay6321/
El Roufy637/
El Rrifi631/
El Hrifi631/
El Riffi631/
El Rifaï631/
El Rifie631/
El Rifiyah564/
El Rify531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 El-Rufai
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