Rufal Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Rufal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Rufal (167) may also be a first name.
Rufal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufal (Hindi: रुफल, Marathi: रुफल, Oriya: ରୁଫାଲ) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufal? popularity and diffusion
Rufal is the 2,075,631st most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. Rufal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Rufal reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rufal is also the 708,111th most widespread first name in the world, held by 167 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Rufal is primarily found in: Lagos, where 24 percent live, Ogun, where 22 percent live and Kano, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 16 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufail | 91 | 1,709 | / |
| Roufal | 91 | 11 | / |
| Ruffal | 91 | 3 | / |
| Raufal | 91 | 3 | / |
| Rufeal | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rufayl | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rufale | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rufahl | 91 | 0 | / |
| Roufail | 83 | 564 | / |
| Raufail | 83 | 8 | / |
| Rhoufal | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rudfall | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruffail | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruffall | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rifal | 80 | 1,130 | / |
| Rufol | 80 | 11 | / |
| Roufaail | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufole | 73 | 108 | / |
| Rufeil | 73 | 104 | / |
| Rifail | 73 | 80 | / |
| Rifaul | 73 | 11 | / |
| Rifall | 73 | 7 | / |
| Riffal | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rowfal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rifa'l | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rufold | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rufailova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Roufaille | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruffeil | 67 | 105 | / |
| Rifahul | 67 | 34 | / |
| Roufeil | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruphail | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ruffold | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rufolph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouphail | 62 | 17 | / |
| Roudphal | 62 | 1 | / |
| Raupheal | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rifol | 60 | 173 | / |
| Rifoll | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rifool | 55 | 1 | / |
| Riefohl | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ripheal | 50 | 2 | / |
| Rudphol | 50 | 1 | / |
| Riphail | 50 | 1 | / |
Rufal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rufal in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁଫାଲ | ruphala | - |
| Rufal in the Marathi language | ||
| रुफल | ruphala | - |
| Rufal in the Hindi language | ||
| रुफल | ruphala | 59.18 |
| रूफल | ruphala | 40.82 |
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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 Rufal
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