Ruffells Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ruffells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028

Ruffells (3) may also be a first name.

Ruffells Last Name Facts

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

Ruffells is found most frequently in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ruffells.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffells? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Ruffells is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ruffells reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 7,463,778th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 3 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most common in: Kent, where 33 percent are found, Greater London, where 33 percent are found and Isle of Wight, where 33 percent are found.

Ruffells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruffells has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ruffells surname contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffels93232/
Reuffels881/
Ruffelse881/
Rufels861/
Ruffles801,009/
Reufels80132/
Riffels804/
Rüffels801/
Ruflles800/
Rufles710/
Riffles675/
Ruphels671/
Rifles5788/

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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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  • 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 Ruffells
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