Rufain Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Rufain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Rufain (260) may also be a first name.
Rufain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufain occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufain? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rufain is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Rufain occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Rufain reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rufain is also the 552,051st most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 260 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Rufain is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Osun, where 33 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 17 percent are found and Haiti, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruffain | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rufaine | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rufan | 91 | 36 | / |
| Roufatin | 86 | 14 | / |
| Ruffaine | 86 | 7 | / |
| Rufaatin | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ruhfatin | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rufine | 83 | 500 | / |
| Rifain | 83 | 139 | / |
| Raufan | 83 | 47 | / |
| Rusfan | 83 | 22 | / |
| Rufien | 83 | 11 | / |
| Roufan | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rufang | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ruifan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rufhin | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rufant | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruffan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufand | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruffine | 77 | 280 | / |
| Riffain | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ruifang | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ruffien | 77 | 14 | / |
| Rifayin | 77 | 11 | / |
| Rusfine | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rufiyan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Roufane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruphain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufaiam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufahan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufajun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufajan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rahufan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufejan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruffijn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rifan | 73 | 5,945 | / |
| Rufanova | 71 | 194 | / |
| Rufeisen | 71 | 55 | / |
| Rouhfine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raufisen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Raufeisen | 67 | 314 | / |
| Rufene | 67 | 150 | / |
| Rifaan | 67 | 143 | / |
| Riffan | 67 | 31 | / |
| Raufam | 67 | 27 | / |
| Rifhan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ruphan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Rif'an | 67 | 9 | / |
| Roufaã | 67 | 8 | / |
| Roofan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roufanova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reufeisen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruhvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruifuying | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rusfam | 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
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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 Rufain
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