Ruffee Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ruffee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ruffee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruffee is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ruffee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffee? popularity and diffusion

Ruffee is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ruffee reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 258,683. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Savanne District, where 80 percent are found and Grand Port District, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Mauritius Ruffee exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 27 percent are found.

Ruffee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruffee has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruffee Last Name Statistics demography

Ruffee earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning $93,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouffee921/
Ruffees920/
Ruffeet920/
Ruffe91634/
Rufee915/
Ruffer831,328/
Ruffet83967/
Ruffie83457/
Riffee83347/
Rouffe83110/
Ruffez8327/
Ruffes8322/
Rufeea839/
Ruffey838/
Rufeet833/
Raufee832/
Roufee831/
Ruffae831/
Rauffe830/
Rufe80490/
Rouffet77513/
Rauffet77262/
Ruffett77170/
Rauffer7772/
Rouffie7759/
Rouffer7725/
Reuffer7716/
Ruffead776/
Hruffet773/
Roufeed771/
Rufaiee771/
Raufeed771/
Rauffea771/
Roufeet771/
Rouffey771/
Ruffeis771/
Riffe734,112/
Rufer732,986/
Ruffa732,825/
Ruffy731,238/
Ruffi73375/
Rufes73182/
Rufeh73122/
Roufe73103/
Rufie7382/
Rufet7355/
Raufe7333/
Rufae7324/
Rufey7318/
Rufea7312/
Rufei737/
Rufed732/
Rifee732/
Rufez731/
Reufe731/
Ruffé731/
Ruufe731/
Ruefe730/
Ruffhead7194/
Rouffett711/
Roufffet711/
Riffey671,102/
Raufer67520/
Rouffa67416/
Rouffy67246/
Rufaie67220/
Ruffio67177/
Reufer67121/
Rufeyo6769/
Rieffe6752/
Ruffai6743/
Roufeh6741/
Riffie6734/
Rufaye6730/
Roufet6730/
Raufea6726/
Rouffi6711/
Raufie6711/
Roufie6711/
Ruffis6710/
Rouffé679/
Rufeyu678/
Rufeis678/
Rupfer677/
Raufye676/
Roofee674/
Raufet674/
Rhuefe673/
Riefee672/
Rauffi672/
Rufije672/
Roufer672/
Ruffit671/
Rufeya671/
Ruffhayes671/
Rufiye671/
Rauffa671/
Rűffer671/
Riffei671/
Ruifei671/
Ruffha671/
Roeffe670/

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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 Ruffee
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