Rufner Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Rufner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 154 | 1:2,353,629 | 145,693 |
| Peru | 31 | 1:1,025,294 | 19,244 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 121 | 1:415,030 | 30,604 |
The alternate forms: Rüfner (47) are calculated separately.
Rufner (13) may also be a first name.
Rufner Demographics
Rufner Political Affiliation
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Rufner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rufner is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as: Rüfner. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufner? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,210,518th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. Rufner occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Rufner live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rufner is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 13 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States Rufner is most common in: Indiana, where 19 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Rufner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rufner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rufner surname expanded 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% being 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rüfner | 94 | 47 | / |
| Ruffner | 92 | 4,572 | / |
| Ruefner | 92 | 2 | / |
| Reufner | 92 | 0 | / |
| Roufner | 92 | 0 | / |
| Raufner | 92 | 0 | / |
| Ruifner | 92 | 0 | / |
| Ruffnerr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rauffner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rueffner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rifner | 83 | 84 | / |
| D'Ruffner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roofner | 77 | 167 | / |
| Riffner | 77 | 106 | / |
| Riefner | 77 | 85 | / |
| Ruffnes | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rufni | 73 | 28 | / |
| Rufna | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rufnecht | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rieffner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ruffny | 67 | 35 | / |
| Roufna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruffennich | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ruphna | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis