Ruffai Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Ruffai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Ruffai (52) may also be a first name.
Ruffai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruffai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruffai is found most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ruffai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruffai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Ruffai occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Ruffai reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ruffai is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 52 people.
Ruffai is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Ruffai is most frequent in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent reside and Adamawa, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ruffai
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