Rufiev Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Rufiev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rufiev 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
Bulgaria271:258,47813,520
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Russia

Rufiev Demographics

Rufiev Religious Adherence
in Russia

Sample size: 4 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Russia

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Rufiev Last Name Facts

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

Rufiev (Russian: Руфиев) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rufiev.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufiev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rufiev is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Rufiev are found; 65 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 258,478. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Shumen Province, where 56 percent live, Dobrich Province, where 19 percent live and Razgrad Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Bulgaria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 9 percent live.

Rufiev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

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
Rufiyev92121/
Rufev9115/
Rufeev8374/
Rufeva8346/
Rifiev8313/
Rufyev838/
Rufaev834/
Rüfiyev779/
Raufaev771/
Rufiw731/
Rufif731/
Rifev731/
Rufib731/
Rufuyeva711/
Rufefe6713/
Rifaiv674/
Rifeev671/
Rufeff670/
Rouffef623/
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Rufiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufiev in the Russian language
Руфиевrufiev-

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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 Rufiev
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