Rufas Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Rufas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4261:109,7478,737
France831:800,27496,515
India501:15,341,308250,737
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Nicaragua291:207,6242,574
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Rufas (1,244) may also be a first name.

Rufas Last Name Facts

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

Rufas (Hindi: रूफस, Marathi: रुफस, Russian: Руфас) is found most frequently in Spain. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rufas is the 461,133rd most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,955,664 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Rufas live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Iberian Europe. Rufas is also the 223,994th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 1,244 people.

The surname is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 109,747. In Spain it is most frequent in: Aragon, where 54 percent reside, Catalonia, where 32 percent reside and Madrid, where 8 percent reside. Besides Spain Rufas occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Rufas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rufas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rufas Last Name Statistics demography

Rufas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roufas91233/
Rufais915/
Rufaus913/
Ruffas912/
Rufase911/
Rufa892,973/
Raufast83251/
Ruhfass8336/
Roufast8322/
Reufast839/
Roufass838/
Roufaus831/
Raufats831/
Reufats831/
Rufai8064,489/
Ruffa802,825/
Rifas801,758/
Rufat80942/
Roufa80456/
Rufad80325/
Rufah80268/
Rufau80245/
Raufa80165/
Rufos8096/
Rrufa8020/
Rufea8012/
Rusfa8010/
Rufay809/
Ruifa805/
Rufac803/
Ruufa802/
Rufga801/
Rupfa801/
Rutfa801/
Raufhash777/
Raufashe771/
Roufai737,643/
Ruffat73707/
Rouffa73416/
Roufos73378/
Roufaï73271/
Rufatt73165/
Rufach73153/
Ruhfaß73115/
Raufat7396/
Roufah7389/
Rifais7389/
Roufay7378/
Ruface7351/
Roufaî7347/
Ruffai7343/
Riffas7332/
Ruffos7329/
Rahufa7327/
Rufous7327/
Raufea7326/
Rufaid7318/
Roufat7316/
Raufai7315/
Rohufa7314/
Roofas7311/
Rufaut7311/
Rufose7310/
Ruifah739/
Raufah739/
Rufeea739/
Roufaã738/
Rufeis738/
Rifash736/
Ruphas734/
Ruufai734/
Rrufai734/
Rufaiy734/
Raufau734/
Raufaa733/
Roufau732/
Roufaz732/
Rufaux732/
Roufad731/
Roufha731/
Rouhfa731/
Rufuos731/
Rufhat731/
Raufaï731/
Rauffa731/
Reufac731/
Rzoufa731/
Rufeau731/
Rufost731/
Reufat731/
Rifass731/
Rufaai731/
Rufaih731/
Ruffha731/
Roefas730/
Rusffasce717/
Rufo6713,002/
Roufous67389/
Ruffaut67208/
Ruhfaut6764/
Rufă6743/
Ruffaux6736/
Ruffaud6727/
Ruffatt6723/
Rudfoss6713/
Rufache6713/
Roufaih6710/
Ruffead676/
Rouffai675/
Rauphas674/
Rouffaï672/
Rufaaya672/
Roufeau671/
Roufaud671/
Rauffea671/
Roufaat671/
Rouyfai671/
Rouyfay671/
Ruffeis671/
Rufà671/
Rufattp671/
Raufeis670/

Rufas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufas in the Marathi language
रुफसruphasa73.24
रूफसruphasa14.08
रुपसrupasa5.63
रुफासruphasa4.23
रुकसrukasa1.41
रुपासrupasa1.41
Rufas in the Hindi language
रूफसruphasa71.43
रुफसruphasa28.57
Rufas in the Russian language
Руфасrufas-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rufas
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