Ruffen Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Ruffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Ruffen (18) may also be a first name.

Ruffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruffen is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ruffen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffen? popularity and diffusion

Ruffen is the 919,444th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ruffen reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ruffen is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 18 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 35 percent reside, New York, where 23 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 40 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Ruffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruffen surname grew 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruffen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruffen are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Ruffen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $43,664 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffien9214/
Ruffenn920/
Rufen9111/
Ruffn912/
Ruffin8322,817/
Riffen8311/
Rufien8311/
Ruifen839/
Ruffín833/
Roufen831/
Rufeng831/
Rufn801/
Ruffing774,547/
Roeffen77411/
Ruffion7747/
Rouffin7743/
Ruffina7737/
Ruifeng7716/
Rusffin772/
Roufeng771/
Roufeen771/
Ruffint771/
Ruffinn771/
Ruffijn770/
Rifffen770/
Rueffin770/
Rufin736,604/
Rifen73153/
Raufn736/
Rufyn736/
Rufín732/
Riffn731/
Rufenova711/
Riffin67883/
Rufina67877/
Rufing6763/
Rüffin6734/
Raufin6724/
Reufin6720/
Roufin679/
Ruefin679/
Rusfin676/
Rifien674/
Rufyna673/
Rufind673/
Ruphen673/
Ruffim672/
Roofen671/

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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 Ruffen
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