Rufo Surname

40,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Spain

Rufo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,5161:22,4182,911
Spain2,6031:17,9612,004
United States1,7701:204,77920,096
Italy1,4171:43,1597,756
Brazil9731:220,0158,530
Kenya5471:84,4247,739
France2191:303,30046,302
Portugal2081:50,0882,835
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Venezuela1151:262,6446,385
Canada871:423,51337,101
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
England211:2,653,24194,788
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rufo (19,636) may also be a first name.

Rufo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rufo (Russian: Руфо) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,325th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 560,494 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 36 percent of Rufo reside; 35 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 38,348th most common first name at a global level It is held by 19,636 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4,516 people, or 1 in 22,418. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 22 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 17 percent reside and Ilocos, where 14 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this last name is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Rufo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rufo last name are 4.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rufo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.27% less than the national average, earning €25,143 per year; in South Africa they earn 112.19% more than the national average, earning R 504,252 per year; in United States they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning $50,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $50,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffo899,233/
Rufos8996/
Raufo896/
Rufot893/
Rufoi893/
Ruefo891/
Roufo891/
Ruifo891/
Rusfo891/
Rufod891/
Rufuo891/
Roufos80378/
Roufou80181/
Ruffos8029/
Rufous8027/
Rouffo8012/
Reupfo806/
Rufost801/
Roufoi801/
Rufuos801/
Rufouh801/
Rauffo801/
Rifo753,667/
Rufa752,973/
Rufă7543/
Rufà751/
Roufous73389/
Rudfoss7313/
Riffo6715,740/
Ruffa672,825/
Rufat67942/
Rufas67732/
Roufa67456/
Rufad67325/
Rufah67268/
Rufau67245/
Raufa67165/
Ruefa6751/
Rrufa6720/
Rusfa6710/
Ruifa675/
Rifoh675/
Rifoy673/
Ruufa672/
Rifoi671/
Rufga671/
Roofo671/
Raufâ671/
Rouffous671/
Rupfa671/
Rifoo671/
Rutfa671/
Rupho671/

Rufo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufo in the Russian language
Руфоrufo-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rufo
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