Rufian Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Rufian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain7271:64,3085,800
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
France101:6,642,272293,169
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Rufián (13) are calculated separately.

Rufian (59) may also be a first name.

Rufian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rufian is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Rufián. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 439,664th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Rufian live; 93 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent live in Iberian Europe. Rufian is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 59 people.

This last name is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 727 people, or 1 in 64,308. In Spain it is most common in: Andalusia, where 51 percent reside, Catalonia, where 23 percent reside and Madrid, where 18 percent reside. Other than Spain Rufian is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Rufian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rufian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rufian last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufián9413/
Raufian92677/
Ruffian9228/
Rufiane9212/
Roufian923/
Rusfian923/
Rufianh921/
Rufiang921/
Rufiatin8641/
Rifian8353/
Rufyan836/
Roofian77125/
Ruffion7747/
Rifiean775/
Rusfihatin7515/
Ruphijan711/
Rifyan676/
Rifjan675/
Rauphiane671/

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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 Rufian
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