Rufuma Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Rufuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Rufuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rufuma is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rufuma reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 92,669. In Namibia Rufuma is primarily concentrated in: Kavango East Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Namibia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufum | 91 | 438 | / |
| Rafuma | 83 | 155 | / |
| Ruvuma | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ruffum | 83 | 6 | / |
| Rufumu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rofuma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufumb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruvumwa | 77 | 303 | / |
| Rwefuma | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rufaima | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rafuuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruvhuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rupfumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roufoumaou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rufim | 73 | 29 | / |
| Refma | 73 | 8 | / |
| Raufm | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rufmo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Refum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rufom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rufwm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruffm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rufumoyo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Raafumaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Roufmiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruafimae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruofimae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruvoma | 67 | 189 | / |
| Refama | 67 | 113 | / |
| Rafoma | 67 | 51 | / |
| Raufam | 67 | 27 | / |
| Rafume | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ruvama | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rfm | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rifoum | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rafima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rufimo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rafama | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raiufm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruffom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ryfyma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roffum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rufamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Refoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruvima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruvumu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruffim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raufim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruff-M | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruffmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ravuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rufemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rufo Maia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refhum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rauphimay | 53 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Rufuma
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