Rufi Surname

226,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Rufi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3101:426,61035,763
Afghanistan2191:146,8183,189
Bulgaria2091:33,3922,579
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Spain1271:368,12620,695
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
Pakistan1141:1,567,05216,715
India1131:6,788,189152,128
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
United Arab Emirates691:132,78710,955
France561:1,186,120124,657
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Albania61:485,67618,535
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Rufí (6) are calculated separately.

Rufi (3,928) may also be a first name.

Rufi Last Name Facts

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

Rufi (Hindi: रूफी, Oriya: ରୁଫି, Russian: Руфи) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Rufí. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 226,599th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,068,982 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Rufi are found; 26 percent are found in South Asia and 20 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rufi is also the 111,715th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 3,928 people.

The last name Rufi is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 426,610. In Indonesia Rufi is primarily found in: Central Kalimantan, where 25 percent are found, East Java, where 20 percent are found and Central Java, where 10 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Rufi is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 12 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 12 percent are found.

Rufi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rufi has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rufi last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Rufi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 131.63% more than the national average, earning €69,558 per year and in United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,079 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufí926/
Rufai8964,489/
Raufi898,372/
Roufi89409/
Ruffi89375/
Rufio89130/
Rufie8982/
Rufii8975/
Rusfi8930/
Rufui8913/
Ruifi899/
Rutfi898/
Rufei897/
Reufi897/
Rufis895/
Rufoi893/
Rufiy891/
Rufhi891/
Ruefi891/
Rufij891/
Rufit891/
Rufiz891/
Roufai807,643/
Ruffie80457/
Ruffio80177/
Roufid80176/
Ruffai8043/
Rufaid8018/
Roufis8018/
Raufai8015/
Rouffi8011/
Raufie8011/
Roufie8011/
Ruffis8010/
Rhoufi809/
Rufeis808/
Rufais805/
Ruufai804/
Rrufai804/
Rufaia804/
Rufaiy804/
Rauffi802/
Rufije802/
Raufui802/
Raufio802/
Ruffit801/
Russfi801/
Rufich801/
Raufiy801/
Roufoi801/
Rouf'i801/
Roufio801/
Rufaai801/
Rufaih801/
Ruifei801/
Rufuis801/
Rifi756,488/
Rufa752,973/
Rufe75490/
Rufă7543/
Rufy7512/
Rufé752/
Rófi751/
Rouffie7359/
Roufaih7310/
Rouffio736/
Rouffai735/
Raufaia734/
Roufieh731/
Rushfid731/
Raufich731/
Rouyfai731/
Ruffeis731/
Ruffitt730/
Raufeis730/
Rifai67132,048/
Riffi675,011/
Rufer672,986/
Ruffa672,825/
Roofi671,786/
Ruffy671,238/
Ruffe67634/
Roufa67456/
Rufes67182/
Raufa67165/
Rufeh67122/
Ruphi67103/
Roufe67103/
Rufet6755/
Rifii6738/
Raufe6733/
Raufy6723/
Rrufa6720/
Rufey6718/
Rifiy6715/
Rufea6712/
Rufay679/
Rifie679/
Rhifi678/
Rufee675/
Rufuy675/
Ruifa675/
Rifei673/
Rufed672/
Ruufa672/
Roefi672/
Roufy672/
Ruttfish671/
Rufez671/
Rifoi671/
Reufe671/
Rif'i671/
Rowfi671/
Ruffé671/
Rupfa671/
Ruufe671/
Rrifi671/
Ruefe670/

Rufi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufi in the Oriya language
ରୁଫିruphi-
Rufi in the Hindi language
रूफीruphi59.61
रुफीruphi39.41
रूफिruphi0.49
रूफ़ीrufi0.49
Rufi in the Russian language
Руфиrufi-

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