El Roufai Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

El Roufai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Roufai 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
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

El Roufai Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Roufai is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Roufai? popularity and diffusion

The last name El Roufai is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of El Roufai reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent are found, Diffa Region, where 8 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Venezuela, where 8 percent are found.

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 Rufai9477/
El Rofai941/
El Raufai891/
El-Rufai8287/
El Roufy827/
El Rufae821/
El-Rofaai781/
El Rafi75275/
El Rafa75126/
El Rafie71561/
El Rafei71529/
El Rafii71397/
El Rafih7151/
El-Rafai712/
El Rafeid67792/
El Rhrafi675/
El-Rafaie674/
El Raffie674/
El Reefay674/
El Rhadfa672/
El Raffii671/
El-Raifai671/
El-Rafi631/
El Rafe631/
El-Rafie59503/
El-Rafei59312/
El Rafee59122/
El-Rafih5912/
El Rafey5912/
El Raafy592/
El Reefy591/
El Rhadfy564/
El Rafeey564/
El Rafehy563/
El-Rafaay561/
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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 Roufai
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