Rufener Surname

192,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,0231:8,0281,297
United States9841:368,35332,709
France551:1,207,686126,065
Uruguay521:65,9957,055
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

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'.

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Rufener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rufener is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufener? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 192,348th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,329,167 people. The last name Rufener occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Rufener are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 8,028. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 57 percent live, Canton of Vaud, where 10 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent live. Aside from Switzerland this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Rufener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rufener has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rufener last name grew 2,982 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rufener surname are 24.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.57% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffener93204/
Ruefener931/
Rufene92150/
Rufiner86199/
Rufaner864/
Rifener860/
Ruffiner80391/
Roofener80170/
Ruffaner8086/
Rufinger800/
Rufine77500/
Rufena770/
Rooffener7563/
Ruffenech750/
Ruffinger750/
Ruffine71280/
Rufinez7116/
Rufeena7115/
Rufanir718/
Rusfeny718/
Rufines716/
Ruphene715/
Rusfine714/
Rufaine711/
Roofene711/
Raufeni711/
Ruffinez6715/
Ruffinea679/
Ruffaine677/
Rufeenaa673/
Roufenha671/
Rouhfine671/

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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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