Rufia Surname
Approximately 966 people bear this surname
Rufia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 848 | 1:208,895 | 12,429 |
| Indonesia | 97 | 1:1,363,394 | 93,839 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rufia is the 371,590th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,544,043 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Rufia are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rufia is also the 97,422nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,899 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 848 people, or 1 in 208,895. In Nigeria Rufia is most common in: Lagos, where 24 percent are found, Oyo, where 14 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufiah | 91 | 1,452 | / |
| Rufiat | 91 | 176 | / |
| Rusfia | 91 | 40 | / |
| Rufias | 91 | 30 | / |
| Rufiaa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Roufia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ruffia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rufija | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raufia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rouffia | 83 | 38 | / |
| Roufiat | 83 | 9 | / |
| Raufiat | 83 | 4 | / |
| Rufaiya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ruffiat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufio | 80 | 130 | / |
| Rifia | 80 | 23 | / |
| Rufea | 80 | 12 | / |
| Rufya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rouffiat | 77 | 49 | / |
| Rufaiyah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ruffio | 73 | 177 | / |
| Riefia | 73 | 30 | / |
| Raufea | 73 | 26 | / |
| Rifiah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Rufeea | 73 | 9 | / |
| Rufijo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Roofia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Raufio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruphia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Roufio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riffia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rufiho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rufjai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruffiot | 67 | 39 | / |
| Rifaiya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rouffio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rufugio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rufaaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rifiaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifujia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauffea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifaiyah | 62 | 8 | / |
| Roehfiah | 62 | 7 | / |
| Rufayyat | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rifio | 60 | 3 | / |
| Rifya | 60 | 1 | / |
Rufia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rufia in the Hindi language | ||
| रूफिया | ruphiya | - |
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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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- 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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