Ruffett Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ruffett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:535,75133,356
Canada471:783,94961,790
United States191:19,076,786604,894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813

Ruffett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruffett is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Ruffett occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Ruffett live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Ruffett is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England Ruffett is primarily found in: Bedfordshire, where 43 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Ruffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruffett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ruffett surname grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruffett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffett last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruffett earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.09% less than the national average, earning $38,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning $42,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ruffet92967/
Rouffet86513/
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Riffett8652/
Roufett8624/
Hruffet863/
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Roufetth802/
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Ruffer771,328/
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Ruffie77457/
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Raufet774/
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Ruffit771/
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Rufe73490/
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Riffitt7117/
Reuffer7116/
Ruffead716/
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Rouffee711/
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Rauffea711/
Riffeth710/
Ruffees710/
Rufer672,986/
Ruffa672,825/
Ruffy671,238/
Ruffi67375/
Rufes67182/
Rufeh67122/
Roufe67103/
Ruffhead6794/
Rufie6782/
Raufe6733/
Rufey6718/
Rifet6716/
Rufea6712/
Rufei677/
Rufee675/
Rufed672/
Ruffé671/
Rufez671/
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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 Ruffett
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