Rufao Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Rufao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Rufao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufao is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufao? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Rufao occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Rufao live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Spain, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Rufao
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