Rufai Surname
Approximately 64,489 people bear this surname
Rufai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58,235 | 1:3,042 | 400 |
| Ghana | 4,849 | 1:5,572 | 783 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Zimbabwe | 248 | 1:62,251 | 9,387 |
| England | 223 | 1:249,857 | 20,242 |
| United States | 138 | 1:2,626,514 | 158,538 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Iceland | 13 | 1:29,238 | 2,297 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Rufai (49,634) may also be a first name.
Rufai Demographics
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Rufai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufai (Russian: Руфаи) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rufai is the 8,794th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 113,004 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rufai reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 18,613th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 49,634 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 58,235 people, or 1 in 3,042. In Nigeria Rufai is most common in: Lagos, where 11 percent reside, Kano, where 9 percent reside and Katsina, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Rufai occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 8 percent reside and Togo, where 1 percent reside.
Rufai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Rufai surname is primarily Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Rufai are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the party.
Rufai earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning $48,837 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rufai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rufai in the Russian language | ||
| Руфаи | rufai | - |
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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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- 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 Rufai
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