Rufaui Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Rufaui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roufaui | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rufaie | 83 | 220 | / |
| Rufahi | 83 | 110 | / |
| Rufa'i | 83 | 20 | / |
| Roufahi | 77 | 34 | / |
| Roufa'i | 77 | 33 | / |
| Rufaiye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Roufoui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufae | 73 | 24 | / |
| Rouffa'i | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rifa'i | 67 | 109 | / |
| Rifahi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Rufaye | 67 | 30 | / |
| Rufaee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rufiee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ruffae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roufaye | 62 | 240 | / |
| Rifaiey | 62 | 5 | / |
| Riffahi | 62 | 3 | / |
| Rifaaie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Roufoua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rufaaee | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rouffaer | 57 | 157 | / |
| Rifae | 55 | 542 | / |
| Rifaeh | 50 | 32 | / |
| Rifaey | 50 | 21 | / |
| Rifa'e | 50 | 3 | / |
| Riffae | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rufaui
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis