Rufasi Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rufasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1161:133,08817,509
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rufasi (67) may also be a first name.

Rufasi Last Name Facts

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

Rufasi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufasi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Rufasi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rufasi reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 67 people.

The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 133,088. In Zimbabwe Rufasi is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 62 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufashai861/
Rufosi8316/
Rifasi8311/
Rufasa837/
Rufase831/
Rufaci831/
Rufasha77332/
Rufaiza772/
Roufaji772/
Raufesi771/
Roufagi771/
Roufazi771/
Roufachi712/
Raufasha712/
Raufashe711/
Ruface6751/
Rufose6710/
Rifesi678/
Rusffasce677/
Roufadjii671/
Rufage671/
Ruffhauser632/
Rufache6213/
Rifauzi624/
Ruffage621/
Rufazha621/
Roufosse57649/
Rufosheh57200/
Rauphasy571/
Raufeiser532/
Rouffosse531/
Riface504/
Rufoce502/

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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 Rufasi
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