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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruffen is the 919,444th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ruffen are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 35 percent reside, New York, where 23 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States Ruffen exists 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruffen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffen surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political 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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  • 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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