Rufen Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Rufen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Rufen (1,256) may also be a first name.

Rufen Last Name Facts

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

Rufen (Marathi: रुफेन, Russian: Руфен) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Rufen is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Rufen are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 36 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 222,733rd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,256 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 25,309,556. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Caraga, where 25 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 25 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 25 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Rufen Last Name Statistics demography

Rufen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffen91288/
Rufien9111/
Ruifen919/
Roufen911/
Rufeng911/
Rufn891/
Ruifeng8316/
Ruffien8314/
Roufeng831/
Roufeen831/
Ruffenn830/
Rufin806,604/
Rifen80153/
Rufyn806/
Raufn806/
Rufín802/
Ruffn802/
Rufenova771/
Ruffin7322,817/
Rufina73877/
Rufing7363/
Raufin7324/
Reufin7320/
Riffen7311/
Roufin739/
Ruefin739/
Rusfin736/
Rifien734/
Ruffín733/
Rufind733/
Rufyna733/
Ruphen733/
Roofen731/
Ruffing674,547/
Roeffen67411/
Ruphaen67310/
Ruffion6747/
Rouffin6743/
Ruffina6737/
Raufina6714/
Roufina673/
Rusffin672/
Ruufina671/
Ruffint671/
Ruffinn671/
Reufina671/
Ruffijn670/
Rifffen670/
Rueffin670/

Rufen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufen in the Marathi language
रुफेनruphena-
Rufen in the Russian language
Руфенrufen-

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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 Rufen
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