Rufah Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Rufah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2561:516,59842,062
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rufah (95) may also be a first name.

Rufah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rufah is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Rufah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 968,490th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rufah are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rufah is also the 974,243rd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 95 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 516,598. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 71 percent are found, Central Java, where 13 percent are found and West Java, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufach91153/
Roufah9189/
Ruifah919/
Raufah919/
Rufaih911/
Rufa892,973/
Roufaih8310/
Rufai8064,489/
Rifah803,123/
Ruffa802,825/
Rufat80942/
Rufas80732/
Roufa80456/
Rufad80325/
Rufau80245/
Raufa80165/
Ruefa8051/
Rrufa8020/
Rufea8012/
Rusfa8010/
Rufay809/
Ruifa805/
Ruufa802/
Ruvah802/
Rufga801/
Rupfa801/
Rutfa801/
Raufhash777/
Rouffach771/
Roufai737,643/
Ruffat73707/
Rifaah73527/
Rouffa73416/
Roufaï73271/
Roufas73233/
Rufatt73165/
Ruhfaß73115/
Rifaih73112/
Ruivah7396/
Raufat7396/
Roufay7378/
Roufaî7347/
Ruffai7343/
Rahufa7327/
Raufea7326/
Rufaid7318/
Roufat7316/
Raufai7315/
Rohufa7314/
Rifhah7313/
Rufaut7311/
Rufeea739/
Roufaã738/
Rufais735/
Ruufai734/
Rrufai734/
Rufaiy734/
Raufau734/
Raufaa733/
Rufaus733/
Rifahy732/
Ruffas732/
Roufau732/
Roufaz732/
Rufaux732/
Roufad731/
Roufha731/
Rouhfa731/
Rufhat731/
Raufaï731/
Rauffa731/
Rzoufa731/
Rufeau731/
Rufouh731/
Ruvaha731/
Reufat731/
Rufaai731/
Ruffha731/
Rifaha731/
Rifa6714,052/
Rufo6713,002/
Raufast67251/
Ruffaut67208/
Ruhfaut6764/
Rufă6743/
Ruhfass6736/
Ruffaux6736/
Ruffaud6727/
Ruffatt6723/
Roufast6722/
Reufast679/
Roufass678/
Rifahie677/
Ruffead676/
Rouffai675/
Riffaih673/
Rouffaï672/
Rufaaya672/
Roufeau671/
Roufaud671/
Rauffea671/
Roufaat671/
Roufaus671/
Rouyfai671/
Rouyfay671/
Rufà671/
Raufats671/
Reufats671/
Rufattp671/

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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 Rufah
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