Rufkin Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Rufkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rufkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rufkin (Russian: Руфкин) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Rufkin live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 6,266,220. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 22 percent live, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 22 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 17 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Rufkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rufkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rufkin surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rufkin surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than The US average, with 33.33% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufkina9249/
Rufkind922/
Rifkin832,993/
Ruvkin832/
Riffkin7794/
Rifken6768/
Riwkin677/
Rowkin676/
Hrubkyn6211/
Rifqun5012/
Rivken502/

Rufkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufkin in the Russian language
Руфкинrufkin-

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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
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  • 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 Rufkin
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