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Where Does The Last Name Ruffer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ruffer (Russian: Руффер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Rüffer or Rűffer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 288,746^th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,487,610 people. The last name Ruffer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Ruffer are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783^rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 51 people.

Ruffer is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 709,313. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 22 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent live and Czechia, where 8 percent live.

Ruffer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ruffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruffer surname expanded 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 813 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruffer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffer surname are 30.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ruffer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning R 209,712 per year; in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $48,621 CAD per year.