Rufau Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Rufau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Rufau (71) may also be a first name.
Rufau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rufau (Marathi: रुफऊ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,028,911th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name Rufau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Rufau live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 71 people.
The surname Rufau is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 859,916. In Nigeria Rufau is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 84 percent live, Borno, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 15 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rufau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rufau in the Marathi language | ||
| रुफऊ | rupha'u | - |
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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 Rufau
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