Rufel Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Rufel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Rufel (476) may also be a first name.

Rufel Last Name Facts

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

Rufel (Marathi: रुफेल, Russian: Руфель) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Rufel is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Rufel reside; 41 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 41 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Rufel is also the 389,954th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 476 people.

This last name is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 996,986. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Silistra Province, where 86 percent live and Razgrad Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Bulgaria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 12 percent live.

Rufel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rufel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rufel last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufael911,724/
Ruffel91510/
Rufelt9138/
Ruhfel9116/
Reufel9111/
Rusfel914/
Rufiel914/
Raufel914/
Rufeel913/
Rufell912/
Ruefel911/
Rufoel911/
Rufeld911/
Ruffell832,257/
Roufael83168/
Rudfeld8354/
Rudfelt8327/
Rudfell8313/
Ruhfeld8312/
Rueffel839/
Ruefiel833/
Rufeldt832/
Rouffel832/
Ruffiel831/
Raufael831/
Rufphel831/
Ruffeel831/
Roufell831/
Rusfeld830/
Rusfelt830/
Ruiffel830/
Rufaell830/
Reuhfel830/
Reuffel830/
Ruchfel830/
Rifel80387/
Rufil80176/
Ruffl803/
Raufl803/
Rudfeldt7742/
Russfell7716/
Rusfeldt7712/
Rushfelt773/
Rousfell772/
Rouffell771/
Russfelt770/
Riffel738,252/
Riefel73330/
Rüffel73215/
Ruflet7351/
Ripfel7336/
Rifiel7318/
Rifoel7310/
Ruphel739/
Rühfel737/
Rifael735/
Ruffld734/
Ruffil731/
Rifeel731/
Ruthfl731/
Rushfeldt71335/
Rauchfeld7121/
Routhfeld711/
Ruschfeld710/
Rushfeltt710/
Rieffel671,149/
Riffell67291/
Rufledt67124/
Rauflet6788/
Roeffel6735/
Rufleth6732/
Rifl6729/
Ruphael6726/
Reuflet6720/
Rufflet6710/
Rutfält679/
Rudfält677/
Riefiel672/
Ruffill672/
Ruflett672/
Rowfell671/
Rauphel671/
Rouflet671/

Rufel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufel in the Marathi language
रुफेलruphela-
Rufel in the Russian language
Руфельrufel-

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