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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Rufiu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rufiu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rufiu is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 68 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Rufiu is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 36 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Osun, where 19 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 2 percent are found.
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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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