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

The last name Ruffiner is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ruffiner.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffiner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 738,530th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Ruffiner live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Ruffiner is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 31,710. In Switzerland Ruffiner is mostly found 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. Barring Switzerland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Ruffiner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruffiner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruffiner surname expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruffiner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffiner surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with 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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