Ruffian Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ruffian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Ruffian (25) may also be a first name.

Ruffian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruffian is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Ruffian is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Ruffian live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ruffian is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 25 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Ruffian is most numerous in: Florida, where 67 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and Nebraska, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Ruffian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruffian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruffian last name declined 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruffian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruffian surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ruffian earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.57% less than the national average, earning $37,727 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufian92779/
Raufian86677/
Ruffion8647/
Rufiane8612/
Roufian863/
Rusfian863/
Rufianh861/
Rufiang861/
Rufiatin8041/
Rifian7753/
Rufián7713/
Rufyan776/
Roofian71125/
Rusfihatin7115/
Rifiean715/
Ruphijan671/
Rauphiane631/
Rifyan626/
Rifjan625/

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Ruffian Reference & Research

Ruffin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Ruffin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ruffian
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis