Ruffel Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Ruffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2961:224,40134,808
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England221:2,532,63991,802
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Rüffel (215) are calculated separately.

Ruffel (58) may also be a first name.

Ruffel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruffel has its highest incidence in France. It may be rendered as a variant: Rüffel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 607,405th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Ruffel are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Ruffel is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 58 people.

The last name Ruffel is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 224,401. In France it is mostly found in: Occitanie, where 45 percent live, Brittany, where 10 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent live. Outside of France this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Ruffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruffel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 647 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruffel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffel surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ruffel earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning R 251,544 per year; in United States they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning $49,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $43,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüffel94215/
Ruffell922,257/
Rueffel929/
Rouffel922/
Ruffiel921/
Ruffeel921/
Reuffel920/
Ruiffel920/
Rufel9117/
Ruffl913/
Rouffell861/
Riffel838,252/
Rufael831,724/
Rufelt8338/
Ruhfel8316/
Reufel8311/
Raufel834/
Rufiel834/
Rusfel834/
Ruffld834/
Rufeel833/
Rufell832/
Ruefel831/
Rufeld831/
Rufoel831/
Ruffil831/
Rieffel771,149/
Riffell77291/
Roufael77168/
Rudfeld7754/
Roeffel7735/
Rudfelt7727/
Rudfell7713/
Ruhfeld7712/
Rufflet7710/
Ruefiel773/
Ruffill772/
Rufeldt772/
Roufell771/
Rufphel771/
Raufael771/
Rusfelt770/
Rufaell770/
Rusfeld770/
Reuhfel770/
Ruchfel770/
Rifel73387/
Rufil73176/
Riffl739/
Raufl733/
Raufflet7177/
Rudfeldt7142/
Reufflet7125/
Ruffledt7118/
Russfell7116/
Rusfeldt7112/
Ruffleth718/
Rushfelt713/
Rousfell712/
Rufflett712/
Russfelt710/
Rushfeldt67335/
Riefel67330/
Ruflet6751/
Ripfel6736/
Rauchfeld6721/
Riffil6719/
Rifiel6718/
Rifoel6710/
Ruphel679/
Rühfel677/
Rifael675/
Rifeel671/
Routhfeld671/
Ruthfl671/
Ruschfeld670/
Rushfeltt670/

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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 Ruffel
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