Rufe Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Rufe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Iran931:825,61940,849
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

The alternate forms: Rufé (2) are calculated separately.

Rufe (1,310) may also be a first name.

Rufe Last Name Facts

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

Rufe is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Rufé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 625,459th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. The last name Rufe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Rufe are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 217,287th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 1,310 people.

The surname Rufe is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 1,001,268. In The United States Rufe is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Rufe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rufe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rufe surname increased 246 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rufe last name are 29.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Rufe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.6% more than the national average, earning $50,310 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufé922/
Rufer892,986/
Ruffe89634/
Rufes89182/
Rufeh89122/
Roufe89103/
Rufie8982/
Rufet8955/
Raufe8933/
Rufey8918/
Rufea8912/
Rufei897/
Rufee895/
Rufed892/
Rufez891/
Reufe891/
Ruufe891/
Ruefe890/
Ruf8623,312/
Ruffer801,328/
Ruffet80967/
Raufer80520/
Ruffie80457/
Reufer80121/
Rouffe80110/
Roufeh8041/
Roufet8030/
Ruffez8027/
Raufea8026/
Ruffes8022/
Ruffee8015/
Raufie8011/
Roufie8011/
Rufeea809/
Ruffey808/
Rufeis808/
Rupfer807/
Raufet804/
Rhuefe803/
Rufeet803/
Rufije802/
Roufer802/
Raufee802/
Roufee801/
Ruifei801/
Rauffe800/
Rauf75225,401/
Rouf7558,588/
Ruff7535,264/
Rife759,192/
Rufa752,973/
Rufz752,413/
Rufi751,791/
Rupf751,258/
Ruhf75452/
Ruft75114/
Rufh7565/
Ruyf7563/
Rufă7543/
Rufs7542/
Ruif7525/
Ruuf7523/
Reuf7521/
Rufy7512/
Rufí756/
Rusf755/
Rhuf753/
Rruf752/
Ruwf752/
Rutf751/
Rzuf751/
Rujf751/
Ruvf751/
Rudf751/
Rouffet73513/
Rauffet73262/
Ruffett73170/
Rauffer7372/
Rouffie7359/
Raupfer7325/
Rouffer7325/
Roufett7324/
Reuffer7316/
Ruffead736/
Hruffet733/
Roufeed731/
Roufieh731/
Raufeed731/
Rauffea731/
Roufeet731/
Rouffee731/
Rouffey731/
Ruffeis731/
Raufher731/
Ruffees730/
Ruffeet730/
Ruthfer730/
Raufeis730/
Rufai6764,489/
Raufi678,372/
Rauff674,128/
Riffe674,112/
Ruffa672,825/
Ruffy671,238/
Rahuf671,130/
Roofe67911/
Rouff67825/
Roufs67671/
Roufa67456/
Roufi67409/
Ruffi67375/
Riefe67172/
Raufa67165/
Reuff67154/
Rufio67130/
Rüfer67124/
Rauuf67105/
Ruffhead6794/
Rufft6793/
Rufii6775/
Rupff6756/
Rusfi6730/
Roefe6729/
Raufy6723/
Rrufa6720/
Rohuf6718/
Rufui6713/
Rauft6712/
Raufh6711/
Raufs679/
Ruifi679/
Rufay679/
Rifie679/
Rutfi678/
Ruhff678/
Rrauf678/
Hrauf677/
Reufi677/
Rifey676/
Rufis675/
Ruffs675/
Rufuy675/
Ruifa675/
Rhouf674/
Rowfe674/
Roufh673/
Rifea673/
Rufoi673/
Raudf673/
Rifei673/
Ruufa672/
Ruupf672/
Rhauf672/
Rifee672/
Roufetth672/
Roufy672/
Rautf671/
Rouft671/
Routf671/
Ruiff671/
Raufp671/
Rauhf671/
Rufiy671/
Rufhi671/
Raufz671/
Rouffett671/
Roufffet671/
Rouvf671/
Ruefi671/
Ruffé671/
Rufij671/
Rufit671/
Rufiz671/
Rupfa671/
Ruhyf671/
Ruphe671/
Rusff670/
Reufs670/
Rudff670/
Roupf670/
Rhife670/
Rivfe670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rufe
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