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Where Does The Last Name Rufa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Rufa (Hindi: रूफा, Russian: Руфа) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Rufă or Rufà. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Rufa is the 148,682^nd most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,451,243 people. Rufa is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Rufa are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,414^th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 21,831 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,177 people, or 1 in 150,504. In Nigeria Rufa is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 21 percent live, Jigawa, where 20 percent live and Kano, where 19 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Rufa is found in 49 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Iraq, where 12 percent live.

Rufa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Rufa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rufa last name increased 6,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Latin Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rufa surname are 7.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rufa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.12% more than the national average, earning $53,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $51,623 CAD per year.