Ruface Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Ruface Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 49 | 1:556,359 | 1,404 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ruface Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruface Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruface is found in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruface? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruface reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Mozambique, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 556,359. Beside Mozambique it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufache | 92 | 13 | / |
| Rufach | 83 | 153 | / |
| Rufoce | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rufase | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufage | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufaci | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rusffasce | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ruffage | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufas | 73 | 732 | / |
| Raufhake | 71 | 71 | / |
| Roufachi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raufashe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rouffach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rupfoche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roufas | 67 | 233 | / |
| Rufasi | 67 | 120 | / |
| Ruhfaß | 67 | 115 | / |
| Rufose | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rufeis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rufasa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rufais | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rufaus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roufaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruffas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rufaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rufoka | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ruface
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