Rufia Surname

371,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rufia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8481:208,89512,429
Indonesia971:1,363,39493,839
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rufia (4,899) may also be a first name.

Rufia Last Name Facts

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

Rufia (Hindi: रूफिया) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 371,590th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,544,043 people. The surname Rufia is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Rufia reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 97,422nd most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 4,899 people.

The surname Rufia is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 848 people, or 1 in 208,895. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 24 percent are found, Oyo, where 14 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufiah911,452/
Rufiat91176/
Rusfia9140/
Rufias9130/
Rufiaa912/
Roufia912/
Ruffia912/
Rufija911/
Raufia911/
Rouffia8338/
Roufiat839/
Raufiat834/
Rufaiya834/
Ruffiat831/
Rufio80130/
Rifia8023/
Rufea8012/
Rufya801/
Rouffiat7749/
Rufaiyah7710/
Ruffio73177/
Riefia7330/
Raufea7326/
Rifiah7319/
Rufeea739/
Rufijo732/
Roofia732/
Raufio732/
Ruphia732/
Roufio731/
Riffia731/
Rufiho731/
Rufjai731/
Ruffiot6739/
Rifaiya6713/
Rouffio676/
Rufugio674/
Rufaaya672/
Rifiaie671/
Rifujia671/
Rauffea671/
Rifaiyah628/
Roehfiah627/
Rufayyat621/
Rifio603/
Rifya601/

Rufia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufia in the Hindi language
रूफियाruphiya-

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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
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  • 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 Rufia
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