View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Rufe is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Rufé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 625,459^th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. The last name Rufe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Rufe reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 217,287^th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,310 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 1,001,268. In The United States Rufe is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 19 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Rufe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rufe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rufe last name rose 246 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufe Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Rufe are 29.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.71% being registered with the 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.