Rufina Surname

400,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Rufina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1901:653,29610,419
Brazil1691:1,266,71243,490
Russia1481:973,80475,698
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
India301:25,568,846339,406
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Belize11:355,4743,977
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Rufiña (1) are calculated separately.

Rufina (205,398) may also be a first name.

Rufina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rufina (Arabic: روفينا, Hindi: रूफीना, Marathi: रुफीना, Oriya: ରୁଫିନା, Russian: Руфина) is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Rufiña. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufina? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 400,713th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,309,630 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Rufina reside; 24 percent reside in North America and 22 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Rufina is also the 5,074th most common first name internationally, borne by 205,398 people.

It is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 653,296. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Guerrero, where 52 percent live, Veracruz, where 16 percent live and Oaxaca, where 9 percent live. Barring Mexico it is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 17 percent live.

Rufina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rufina has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rufina last name increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufina Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Rufina are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Rufina earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.03% less than the national average, earning $33,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufiña941/
Ruffina9237/
Raufina9214/
Roufina923/
Rufaina923/
Reufina921/
Ruufina921/
Rufinga921/
Rufin916,604/
Rufinova8611/
Ruffinea869/
Ruffinah861/
Roufigna861/
Ruffinas860/
Rufino83134,220/
Ruffin8322,817/
Rufing8363/
Raufin8324/
Reufin8320/
Rufien8311/
Roufin839/
Rifina838/
Rusfin836/
Rufind833/
Rufyna833/
Rufena830/
Roufineau8041/
Rufinacht805/
Rufn801/
Ruffingay801/
Rouffinga800/
Ruffino779,730/
Ruffing774,547/
Rufingo7789/
Ruphina7784/
Ruffion7747/
Rouffin7743/
Rufinoz7723/
Rufeena7715/
Ruffien7714/
Roufino7712/
Raufino7711/
Rifuina779/
Rufinos775/
Rujfino773/
Roofina772/
Rusffin772/
Reufino772/
Ruffinn771/
Rufhino771/
Rufinho771/
Rifoina771/
Ruffint771/
Rrufino771/
Ruffijn770/
Rouffineau75161/
Rouffignat75127/
Rufim7329/
Rufen7311/
Raufn736/
Rufyn736/
Rufín732/
Ruffn732/
Rufenach71118/
Rushfinn718/
Rufeenaa713/
Rufenova711/
Ruphinah711/
Roufenha711/
Ruffinot711/
Ruffenach671,205/
Rufenacht67970/
Ruphin67600/
Ruffen67288/
Rüffin6734/
Rufiño6726/
Roofin6711/
Ruffinott6710/
Ruifen679/
Rufeno674/
Ruffín673/
Ruffim672/
Roufen671/
Ruffenaut671/
Rufeng671/
Rufyno671/
Raufim671/

Rufina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufina in the Oriya language
ରୁଫିନାruphina93.75
ରୁେଫନାruephana6.25
Rufina in the Marathi language
रुफीनाruphina81.08
रूफीनाruphina13.51
सुिनलsuinala1.8
रुपीनाrupina0.9
रूवीनाruvina0.9
रुकीनाrukina0.9
रुबीनाrubina0.9
Rufina in the Hindi language
रूफीनाruphina60
रुफीनाruphina20
रूफिनाruphina20
Rufina in the Russian language
Руфинаrufina-
Rufina in the Arabic language
روفيناrwfyna-

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