Rufener Surname
Approximately 2,189 people bear this surname
Rufener Surname User-submission:
(Swiss German) It is a topographic surname for 'someone who lived by a scree slope' or 'someone who lived by the site of a landslide'. It comes from Swiss dialectal word rufine, meaning 'landslide', 'scree'.
Rufener Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,023 | 1:8,028 | 1,297 |
| United States | 984 | 1:368,353 | 32,709 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| Uruguay | 52 | 1:65,995 | 7,055 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Rufener Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Swiss German) It is a topographic surname for 'someone who lived by a scree slope' or 'someone who lived by the site of a landslide'. It comes from Swiss dialectal word rufine, meaning 'landslide', 'scree'.
- rporterRufener Demographics
Average Male Rufener Height
177.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rufener Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufener Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufener is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufener? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rufener is the 192,348th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,329,167 people. The surname Rufener is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Rufener reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Rufener is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,023 people, or 1 in 8,028. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 57 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 10 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Switzerland this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Rufener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rufener has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rufener surname grew 2,982 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rufener Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rufener last name are 24.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.57% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rufener earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.72% more than the national average, earning R 381,924 per year and in United States they earn 5.63% less than the national average, earning $40,718 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruffener | 93 | 204 | / |
| Ruefener | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rufene | 92 | 150 | / |
| Rufiner | 86 | 199 | / |
| Rufaner | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rifener | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ruffiner | 80 | 391 | / |
| Roofener | 80 | 170 | / |
| Ruffaner | 80 | 86 | / |
| Rufinger | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rufine | 77 | 500 | / |
| Rufena | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rooffener | 75 | 63 | / |
| Ruffenech | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ruffinger | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ruffine | 71 | 280 | / |
| Rufinez | 71 | 16 | / |
| Rufeena | 71 | 15 | / |
| Rufanir | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rusfeny | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rufines | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ruphene | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rusfine | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rufaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roofene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raufeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruffinez | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ruffinea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruffaine | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rufeenaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roufenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouhfine | 67 | 1 | / |
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Rufener Reference & Research
Ruffner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Ruffner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rufener
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