Ruffenach Surname

312,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Ruffenach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffenach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9731:68,2669,462
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ruffenach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruffenach is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffenach? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 312,208th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,047,756 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Ruffenach are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most common in France, where it is held by 973 people, or 1 in 68,266. In France Ruffenach is most common in: Grand Est, where 84 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 4 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent are found. Besides France this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 2 percent are found.

Ruffenach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffenach surname are 17.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.79% registered to vote for the political party.

Ruffenach earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning $49,394 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffenacht9522/
Rufenach94118/
Rufenacht89970/
Riffenach8935/
Ruffenech890/
Reufenacht841/
Rieffenach840/
Rufanach8210/
Ruffinah821/
Reufenaucht800/
Rufena800/
Rüfenacht782,146/
Rufinacht785/
Ruffenaut781/
Riefenach781/
Ruffeno7547/
Ruffina7537/
Rufeena7515/
Ruffinea719/
Rufeenaa713/
Roufenho711/
Roufenha711/
Ruffinas710/
Rufina67877/
Rufeno674/
Rufyna673/
Ruffingay671/
Rouffinga670/

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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 Ruffenach
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