Ruffalls Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ruffalls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffalls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Ruffalls Last Name Facts

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

Ruffalls occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffalls? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Ruffalls is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Ruffalls are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Ruffalls is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Ruffalls is most frequent in: Greater London, where 64 percent reside, Hampshire, where 32 percent reside and West Sussex, where 4 percent reside. Not including England Ruffalls occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Ruffalls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruffalls has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ruffalls last name rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffells883/
Ruffles801,009/
Ruffels80232/
Raffals805/
Ruflles800/
Raffills7575/
Reffells7516/
Raffulls7512/
Roufalis751/
Raffells751/
Reuffels751/
Rafalles751/
Ruffelse751/
Raffalsa750/
Raffaelis713/
Rifaillos713/
Rafals712/
Rufels711/
Rafaellis711/
Rufillosa711/
Rafaelles711/
Rufles710/
Rafales672,388/
Raffles67339/
Reufels67132/
Ravells6764/
Rafaels6751/
Rofales6737/
Raffels6736/
Rifflis6731/
Rafalis6729/
Refflis6727/
Rufiles6717/
Rifalsi6715/
Rufeles678/
Revalls677/
Ráfales677/
Rafflis677/
Rofalis675/
Riffles675/
Riffels674/
Raffols674/
Rafolls672/
Rufolse671/
Rfls671/
Refells671/
Reffels671/
Refales671/
Rafails671/
Ràfales671/
Rüffels671/
Ravalls670/

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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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  • 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 Ruffalls
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