Rufiu Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Rufiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Rufiu (68) may also be a first name.
Rufiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufiu is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufiu? popularity and diffusion
Rufiu is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Rufiu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Rufiu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rufiu is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 68 people.
Rufiu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 36 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Osun, where 19 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 2 percent live.
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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 Rufiu
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