Rufner Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Peru

Rufner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

The alternate forms: Rüfner (47) are calculated separately.

Rufner (13) may also be a first name.

Rufner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rufner is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Rüfner. For other possible spellings of Rufner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rufner is the 1,210,518th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. Rufner is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Rufner are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rufner is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 19 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States Rufner is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Rufner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rufner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rufner last name increased 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rufner last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Rufner earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 46.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,372 per year and in United States they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $49,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüfner9447/
Ruffner924,572/
Ruefner922/
Reufner920/
Roufner920/
Raufner920/
Ruifner920/
Ruffnerr862/
Rauffner861/
Rueffner861/
Rifner8384/
D'Ruffner801/
Roofner77167/
Riffner77106/
Riefner7785/
Ruffnes774/
Rufni7328/
Rufna734/
Rufnecht710/
Rieffner710/
Ruffny6735/
Roufna672/
Ruffennich501/
Ruphna501/

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Rufner Reference & Research

Ruffner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Ruffner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Rufner
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