Rufail Surname

235,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Rufail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1,0431:33,5781,540
Lebanon3491:16,1522,146
Argentina1501:284,95622,842
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India91:85,229,487684,495
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Rufail (511) may also be a first name.

Rufail Last Name Facts

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

Rufail (Hindi: रूफैल) is found most frequently in Iraq. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Rufail click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufail? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rufail is the 235,462nd most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,264,216 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Rufail live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Levant. It is also the 374,142nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 511 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 1,043 people, or 1 in 33,578. Outside of Iraq Rufail occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.

Rufail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Maronite (47%) in Lebanon.

Rufail earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roufail92564/
Rufaiel928/
Raufail928/
Ruffail921/
Rufal9182/
Roufaiel8647/
Roufaail861/
Rufael831,724/
Rufeil83104/
Rifail8380/
Roufal8311/
Rufiel834/
Ruffal833/
Raufal833/
Rufale831/
Rufile831/
Rufayl831/
Rufeal831/
Rufahl830/
Rouffaiel803/
Rufailova803/
Roufaille801/
Rufayel771,729/
Roufael77168/
Ruffeil77105/
Roufeil7713/
Ruphail7711/
Rhoufal772/
Rifaiel771/
Raufael771/
Ruffiel771/
Rifayil771/
Rifaial771/
Rudfall771/
Ruffile770/
Rufaell770/
Ruffall770/
Rifal731,130/
Rufle73181/
Rouphail7117/
Roufayel711/
Ruffle671,193/
Rupfle6766/
Rifaul6711/
Rifall677/
Riffal676/
Rufeel673/
Rifa'l671/
Rufoel671/
Rowfal671/
Rufele670/
Reufle670/

Rufail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufail in the Hindi language
रूफैलruphaila-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rufail
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