Rufang Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Thailand

Rufang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rufang (32,611) may also be a first name.

Rufang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rufang is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Rufang are found; 40 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Luso-South America. Rufang is also the 26,118th most frequently held first name globally, held by 32,611 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Rufang is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 50 percent live and São Paulo, where 50 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruifang9219/
Rufan9136/
Raufan8347/
Rusfan8322/
Roufan837/
Rufain836/
Ruifan832/
Rufand831/
Ruffan831/
Rufant831/
Roufane772/
Rufaine771/
Rahufan771/
Ruffain771/
Rufahan771/
Rufon731,417/
Rufanova71194/
Roufatin7114/
Ruffaine717/
Rufaatin715/
Ruhfatin712/
Raufam6727/
Ruffon6726/
Ruphan6724/
Rufone6712/
Roufaã678/
Roofan677/
Roufanova676/
Rusfam671/
Ruhvan671/
Raufon670/
Ruffone629/
Ruphong626/
Rauphan625/
Raufoun621/
Ruphain621/
Roofhan621/
Roufoon621/
Ruiphan621/
Ruffham620/
Rufeisen5755/
Rufom551/
Raufeisen53314/
Reufeisen533/
Ruffom503/
Rupham500/

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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 Rufang
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