Rufeev Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Rufeev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufeev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rufeev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rufeev (Russian: Руфеев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufeev? popularity and diffusion

Rufeev is the 2,203,767th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Rufeev occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Rufeev are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 2,324,565. In Russia Rufeev is most frequent in: Moscow Oblast, where 24 percent are found, Moscow, where 21 percent are found and Chuvash Republic, where 18 percent are found. Beside Russia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Transnistria, where 9 percent are found and Ukraine, where 3 percent are found.

Rufeev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Rufeev surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufev9115/
Rufeva8346/
Rufiev8343/
Rufefe8313/
Rufyev838/
Rufaev834/
Rifeev831/
Rufiyev77121/
Raufaev771/
Rufov73528/
Rifev731/
Rufuyeva711/
Raufov672,287/
Rifiev6713/
Rufeff670/
Rüfiyev629/
Rouffef623/
Roefeef623/
Ruffept621/
Rifov5552/
Rufiw551/
Rufif551/
Rufib551/
Rifaiv504/

Rufeev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufeev in the Russian language
Руфеевrufeev-

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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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  • 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 Rufeev
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