Ruffet Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ruffet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7431:89,39812,844
Argentina1351:316,61825,164
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Ruffet (12) may also be a first name.

Ruffet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruffet occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 371,278th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Ruffet are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Ruffet is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 743 people, or 1 in 89,398. In France Ruffet is primarily found in: Brittany, where 30 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 18 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found. Aside from France it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.

Ruffet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruffet has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ruffet surname fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruffet Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ruffet earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 299.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 77,414 per year and in Canada they earn 24.9% more than the national average, earning $62,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouffet92513/
Rauffet92262/
Ruffett92170/
Hruffet923/
Ruffeet920/
Ruffe91634/
Rufet9155/
Roufffet861/
Rouffett861/
Ruffer831,328/
Rufete83854/
Riffet83465/
Ruffie83457/
Rouffe83110/
Roufet8330/
Ruffez8327/
Ruffes8322/
Ruffee8315/
Ruffey838/
Raufet834/
Rufeet833/
Ruffit831/
Rauffe830/
Rufe80490/
Rauffer7772/
Rouffie7759/
Riffett7752/
Ruffiot7739/
Rouffer7725/
Roufett7724/
Reuffer7716/
Ruffead776/
Rouffey771/
Ruffeis771/
Rauffea771/
Roufeet771/
Rouffee771/
Ruffees770/
Ruffitt770/
Riffeth770/
Rufer732,986/
Ruffa732,825/
Ruffy731,238/
Ruffi73375/
Rufes73182/
Rufeh73122/
Roufe73103/
Rufie7382/
Raufe7333/
Rufey7318/
Rifet7316/
Rufea7312/
Rufei737/
Rufee735/
Rufed732/
Rufez731/
Rufit731/
Ruffé731/
Reufe731/
Ruufe731/
Ruffhead7194/
Roufetth712/
Raufer67520/
Rouffa67416/
Rouffy67246/
Ruffio67177/
Reufer67121/
Ruffai6743/
Roufeh6741/
Raufea6726/
Roufie6711/
Raufie6711/
Rouffi6711/
Ruffis6710/
Rufeea679/
Rouffé679/
Rufeis678/
Rupfer677/
Roufer672/
Rufije672/
Rauffi672/
Raufee672/
Ruffha671/
Ruifei671/
Rufied671/
Roufee671/
Riffed671/
Rauffa671/
Riefet671/
Riffit671/
Rufite671/
Roeffe670/

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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 Ruffet
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