Rufenacht Surname

370,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rufenacht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufenacht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5621:644,94551,776
France2871:231,43835,907
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belize11:355,4743,977
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Rüfenacht (2,146) are calculated separately.

Rufenacht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rufenacht occurs most in The United States. It can occur as: Rüfenacht. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufenacht? popularity and diffusion

Rufenacht is the 370,384th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,512,934 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Rufenacht reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 562 people, or 1 in 644,945. In The United States Rufenacht is mostly found in: Ohio, where 19 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 16 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.

Rufenacht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rufenacht last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Rufenacht earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $46,364 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüfenacht962,146/
Ruefenacht95132/
Ruffenacht9522/
Reufenacht951/
Rufenach94118/
Rufenact942/
Reufenaucht900/
Ruffenach891,205/
Rufanacht89243/
Rufinacht895/
Rifenacht890/
Ruffanacht841/
Rufena800/
Ruffenaut781/
Rüfenachtová763/
Rufeena7515/
Riffanacht7424/
Rufeenaa713/
Ruffinah711/
Roufenho711/
Roufenha711/
Rufina67877/
Rufeno674/
Rufyna673/

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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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  • 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 Rufenacht
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