Ruffiner Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ruffiner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffiner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2591:31,7104,717
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ruffiner Last Name Facts

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

Ruffiner is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffiner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 738,530th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. Ruffiner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ruffiner live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 31,710. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Valais, where 69 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 4 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Ruffiner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruffiner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruffiner last name increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruffiner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruffiner surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ruffiner earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.51% less than the national average, earning $19,197 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffinger940/
Ruffine93280/
Rufiner93199/
Ruffener88204/
Ruffinez8815/
Ruffinea889/
Ruffaine887/
Rufinger880/
Rufine86500/
Rouffinet8218/
Ruffini808,070/
Rufener802,189/
Rufinez8016/
Rufines806/
Rusfine804/
Rufaine801/
Rufinje801/
Ruffinio753/
Ruffinii752/
Rouhfine751/
Rufionge751/
Ruefener751/
Rufini712,338/
Rufene71150/
Rooffener7163/
Ruffingay711/
Ruffenech710/
Ruphine671,004/
Rufingi6714/
Rufinio675/
Rutfini675/
Rufaini675/
Rufaina673/
Roufini672/
Rifener670/

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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 Ruffiner
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