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

Rufner is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Rüfner. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rufner is the 1,210,518th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name is mostly 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 used first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States Rufner is most common in: Indiana, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Rufner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rufner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rufner last name expanded 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rufner surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the 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/

Search for Another Surname

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.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis