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.

Rufiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria271:258,47813,520
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Rufiev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rufiev (Russian: Руфиев) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rufiev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufiev? popularity and diffusion

Rufiev is the 2,979,664th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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.

This last name is most common in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 258,478. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Shumen Province, where 56 percent live, Dobrich Province, where 19 percent live and Razgrad Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Bulgaria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 9 percent live.

Rufiev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

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

Rufiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufiev in the Russian language
Руфиевrufiev-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis