Rufan Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Macau

Rufan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India71:109,580,769786,157
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Macau11:601,6301,582
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rufan (944) may also be a first name.

Rufan Last Name Facts

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

Rufan (Hindi: रूफन, Marathi: रुफन, Oriya: ରୁଫନ, Russian: Руфан) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rufan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Rufan live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Rufan is also the 262,971st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 944 people.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia it is mostly found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 38 percent are found, Moscow, where 25 percent are found and Samara Oblast, where 25 percent are found. Besides Russia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Iran, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raufan9147/
Rusfan9122/
Roufan917/
Rufain916/
Rufang915/
Ruifan912/
Rufand911/
Ruffan911/
Rufant911/
Ruifang8319/
Roufane832/
Ruffain831/
Rufaine831/
Rahufan831/
Rufahan831/
Rifan805,945/
Rufon801,417/
Rufanova77194/
Roufatin7714/
Ruffaine777/
Rufaatin775/
Ruhfatin772/
Rifaan73143/
Rifain73139/
Riffan7331/
Raufam7327/
Ruffon7326/
Rifhan7326/
Ruphan7324/
Rufone7312/
Rif'an739/
Roufaã738/
Roofan737/
Rusfam731/
Ruhvan731/
Raufon730/
Roufanova716/
Riffain6724/
Ruffone679/
Rauphan675/
Rifhaan672/
Ruiphan671/
Ruephan671/
Roufoon671/
Roofhan671/
Raufoun671/
Rif'aan671/
Ruphain671/
Ruffham670/

Rufan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufan in the Oriya language
ରୁଫନruphana-
Rufan in the Marathi language
रुफनruphana-
Rufan in the Hindi language
रूफनruphana57.14
रूफानruphana42.86
Rufan in the Russian language
Руфанrufan-

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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 Rufan
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