Rufino Surname

4,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Rufino Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil76,6401:2,793258
Angola17,9441:1,504273
Mozambique9,8881:2,757667
Philippines7,9891:12,6721,299
Mexico6,5771:18,8731,502
Peru6,3011:5,044818
Argentina1,9601:21,8081,818
Portugal1,7271:6,033598
United States1,1861:305,61528,106
Spain1,0401:44,9544,263
Bolivia7011:15,1451,423
Dominican Republic6781:15,3881,107
Italy4351:140,59022,306
France2221:299,20145,739
Ecuador2211:71,9725,467
Honduras1461:60,3871,360
Guyana871:8,7611,376
Canada711:518,95243,932
Venezuela561:539,35910,010
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
England281:1,989,93178,001
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Benin171:607,97736,930
Nicaragua161:376,3183,295
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Macau21:300,8151,009
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belize11:355,4743,977
Dominica11:75,891912
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Rufiño (26) are calculated separately.

Rufino (194,658) may also be a first name.

Rufino Last Name Facts

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

Rufino (Arabic: روفينو, Marathi: रुफीनो) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Rufiño. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufino? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rufino is the 4,184th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 54,296 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Rufino reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 5,380th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 194,658 people.

The last name Rufino is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 76,640 people, or 1 in 2,793. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 21 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 11 percent reside and Ceará, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 13 percent reside and Mozambique, where 7 percent reside.

Rufino Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rufino has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rufino surname expanded 39,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufino Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rufino are 15.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rufino earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning €30,628 per year; in Peru they earn 34.98% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,604 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.65% less than the national average, earning R 171,936 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.64% less than the national average, earning $17,334,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $45,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufiño9426/
Ruffino929,730/
Rufingo9289/
Rufinoz9223/
Roufino9212/
Raufino9211/
Rufinos925/
Rujfino923/
Reufino922/
Rufhino921/
Rrufino921/
Rufinho921/
Ruffinot861/
Rufina83877/
Rufeno834/
Rufyno831/
Ruffinott8010/
Ruffeno7747/
Ruffina7737/
Raufina7714/
Roufina773/
Rufaina773/
Reufina771/
Ruufina771/
Rufinga771/
Ruffinah711/
Ruphinos711/
Roufenho711/
Roufigna711/
Ruffinas710/
Roufineau6741/
Rufinacht675/
Rufyna673/
Rufiña671/
Rouffinga670/
Rufena670/

Rufino Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufino in the Marathi language
रुफीनोruphino56
रुिफनोruiphano20
रूफीनोruphino16
रूफ़ीनोrufino4
रूिफनोruiphano4
Rufino in the Arabic language
روفينوrwfynw-

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