Ruffini Surname

62,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Ruffini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruffini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,0941:12,0061,903
Argentina1,0341:41,3383,470
United States9641:375,99533,261
France3641:182,48028,421
Brazil1391:1,540,10351,247
Luxembourg811:7,1671,094
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
England471:1,185,49155,443
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Austria101:851,54467,454
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ruffini (112) may also be a first name.

Ruffini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruffini (Russian: Руффини) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ruffini click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffini? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruffini is the 62,220th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 903,042 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Ruffini live; 63 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 885,979th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 112 people.

The last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 5,094 people, or 1 in 12,006. In Italy Ruffini is most prevalent in: Lombardy, where 27 percent reside, Marche, where 15 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 12 percent reside. Besides Italy this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Ruffini Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruffini has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruffini last name rose 7,415 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruffini Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruffini last name are 11.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruffini earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning €32,493 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.08% less than the national average, earning R 154,284 per year; in United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning $44,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffinio933/
Ruffinii932/
Rufini922,338/
Ruffine86280/
Rufingi8614/
Rufinio865/
Rutfini865/
Rufaini865/
Roufini862/
Ruffiner80391/
Roufaini8024/
Ruffinez8015/
Ruffinea809/
Ruffaine807/
Rufine77500/
Rouffinet7518/
Ruffingay751/
Rufiner71199/
Rufinez7116/
Rufines716/
Rusfine714/
Rufaina713/
Raufeni711/
Rufaine711/
Rufinje711/
Ruffener67204/
Ruffínyi671/
Rouhfine671/
Rufionge671/
Rufinych671/
Ruffenech630/
Rufene62150/
Rufena620/
Rufener572,189/
Ruphine571,004/
Rufeena5715/
Rusfeny578/
Rouphine5323/
Rufeenaa533/
Roufenha531/
Rauphine531/

Ruffini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruffini in the Russian language
Руффиниruffini-

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Ruffini 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 Ruffini
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