Rufenach Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rufenach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufenach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
France111:6,038,429280,838
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rufenach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rufenach is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufenach? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rufenach is the 1,674,734th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Rufenach reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,642,969. In Germany Rufenach is primarily found in: Hesse, where 27 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Rufenach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rufenach surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Rufenach earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 103.78% more than the national average, earning $87,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.44% more than the national average, earning $63,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffenach941,205/
Rufenacht94970/
Ruffenacht8922/
Reufenacht891/
Rufanach8810/
Rufena860/
Reufenaucht840/
Rüfenacht822,146/
Riffenach8235/
Rufinacht825/
Riefenach821/
Ruffenech820/
Rufeena8015/
Rieffenach780/
Rufeenaa753/
Roufenho751/
Ruffinah751/
Roufenha751/
Rufina71877/
Rufeno714/
Rufyna713/
Ruffenaut711/
Ruffeno6747/
Ruffina6737/
Raufina6714/
Roufina673/
Rufaina673/
Reufina671/
Ruufina671/
Rufinga671/
Rufinho671/
Ruphena671/

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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 Rufenach
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