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 is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Rufain are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 552,051st most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 260 people.
Rufain is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Osun, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Rufain exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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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