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 borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Ruffett occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Ruffett are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England Ruffett is most frequent in: Bedfordshire, where 43 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 9 percent reside. Beside England it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Ruffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruffett has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruffett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffett surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the 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/
Rauffet86262/
Riffett8652/
Roufett8624/
Hruffet863/
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Ruffitt860/
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Rufet8355/
Roufetth802/
Roufffet801/
Ruffer771,328/
Rufete77854/
Riffet77465/
Ruffie77457/
Rouffe77110/
Roufet7730/
Ruffez7727/
Ruffes7722/
Ruffee7715/
Ruffey778/
Raufet774/
Rufeet773/
Ruffit771/
Rauffe770/
Rufe73490/
Rauffer7172/
Rouffie7159/
Ruffiot7139/
Rouffer7125/
Riffitt7117/
Reuffer7116/
Ruffead716/
Roufeet711/
Rouffey711/
Rouffee711/
Ruffeis711/
Rauffea711/
Riffeth710/
Ruffees710/
Rufer672,986/
Ruffa672,825/
Ruffy671,238/
Ruffi67375/
Rufes67182/
Rufeh67122/
Roufe67103/
Ruffhead6794/
Rufie6782/
Raufe6733/
Rufey6718/
Rifet6716/
Rufea6712/
Rufei677/
Rufee675/
Rufed672/
Ruffé671/
Rufez671/
Reufe671/
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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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