Ruffmann Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ruffmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruffmann Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Ruffmann Demographics

Ruffmann Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Ruffmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruffmann is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffmann? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ruffmann live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent reside and Bavaria, where 4 percent reside. Other than Germany Ruffmann exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Italy, where 3 percent reside.

Ruffmann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauffmann94112/
Ruffman9387/
Rufmann931/
Raufmann8868/
Rauffman884/
Rufman8621/
Raufman8098/
Hrufman807/
Roufman801/
Riffman801/
Roufmhan751/
Rifman7179/
Rufmanova712/
Riefman676/
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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 Ruffmann
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