Rufaya Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Rufaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Rufaya (57) may also be a first name.
Rufaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufaya (Hindi: रूफया, Marathi: रुफया) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rufaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rufaya is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Rufaya reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rufaya is also the 1,308,380th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 57 people.
It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 7,347,177. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rufaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rufaya in the Hindi language | ||
| रूफया | ruphaya | - |
| Rufaya in the Marathi language | ||
| रुफया | ruphaya | 60 |
| रूफया | ruphaya | 40 |
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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 Rufaya
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