Rufay Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Rufay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Rufay (19) may also be a first name.
Rufay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufay (Russian: Руфай) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Rufay live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rufay is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name at a global level, held by 19 people.
Rufay is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Rufay is most common in: Oyo, where 60 percent are found, Kano, where 20 percent are found and Sokoto, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rufay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rufay in the Russian language | ||
| Руфай | rufaj | - |
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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 Rufay
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