Ruefli Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ruefli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruefli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
France151:4,428,181244,602
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Ruëfli (1) are calculated separately.

Ruefli Last Name Facts

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

Ruefli occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Ruëfli. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruefli? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,181,191st most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Ruefli reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most frequent in Argentina, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 619,470. In Argentina Ruefli is most frequent in: Entre Ríos Province, where 39 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 25 percent live and Mendoza Province, where 20 percent live. Outside of Argentina it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Ruefli Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ruefli earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 26.48% more than the national average, earning $28,713,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruëfli941/
Rueffli922/
Rufli91339/
Ruefle8375/
Ruefly8343/
Ruffli837/
Ruflie830/
Rueffle778/
Rueffly777/
Rufelli773/
Rufflie772/
Rüfli73297/
Rufle73181/
Rifli7338/
Ruflé736/
Ruffilli711,031/
Rueffler719/
Ruffelli713/
Ruffle671,193/
Riefle67220/
Rupfle6766/
Reufly6723/
Reifle6711/
Riffli676/
Rufley676/
Ruflee672/
Roufly671/
Rieflé671/
Riefly671/
Raefle671/
Rufflé671/
Reafla670/
Reefly670/
Reufle670/
Ruffly670/

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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 Ruefli
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