Rufs Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Chile

Rufs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Rufs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rufs (Marathi: रुफ़स, Russian: Руфс) is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufs? popularity and diffusion

Rufs is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Rufs are found; 60 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,870,081. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 36 percent reside, Castilla-La Mancha, where 32 percent reside and Catalonia, where 32 percent reside. Barring Spain this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Rufs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rufs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rufs last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rufs Last Name Statistics demography

Rufs earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roufs89671/
Raufs899/
Ruffs895/
Ruefs890/
Reufs890/
Ruf8623,312/
Ruipfs801/
Rauf75225,401/
Rouf7558,588/
Ruff7535,264/
Rufz752,413/
Rupf751,258/
Rufe75490/
Ruhf75452/
Ruft75114/
Rufh7565/
Ruyf7563/
Ruif7525/
Ruuf7523/
Reuf7521/
Rusf755/
Rusv753/
Rhuf753/
Rubs753/
Rruf752/
Ruwf752/
Rudf751/
Rutf751/
Rifs751/
Rzuf751/
Rujf751/
Rufx751/
Ruvf751/
Ruws751/
Rauff674,128/
Roefs671,298/
Rahuf671,130/
Rouff67825/
Ruffe67634/
Rauws67213/
Reuff67154/
Rauuf67105/
Roufe67103/
Rufft6793/
Rupff6756/
Rouws6744/
Raufe6733/
Rousv6719/
Rohuf6718/
Raubs6716/
Roofs6713/
Rauft6712/
Riefs6711/
Raufh6711/
Ruhff678/
Rrauf678/
Hrauf677/
Rhouf674/
Roufh673/
Raudf673/
Rhauf672/
Ruupf672/
Roubs671/
Rouvf671/
Raufz671/
Ruhyf671/
Reufe671/
Rautf671/
Rouft671/
Routf671/
Rowfs671/
Ruiff671/
Raufp671/
Rauhf671/
Riffs670/
Rudff670/
Roupf670/
Rushw670/
Rusff670/
Reubs670/

Rufs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rufs in the Marathi language
रुफ़सrufasa-
Rufs in the Russian language
Руфсrufs-

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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
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  • 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 Rufs
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