Rufuna Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Rufuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Rufuna (12) may also be a first name.
Rufuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufuna is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Rufuna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufuna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rufuna live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Rufuna is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo Rufuna exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufunga | 92 | 23 | / |
| Roufouna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rufuno | 83 | 9 | / |
| Rufuni | 83 | 9 | / |
| Rufune | 83 | 2 | / |
| Roufounas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rifouna | 77 | 28 | / |
| Rifuina | 77 | 9 | / |
| Rufunyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rifunai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rufungi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ruffinea | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ruffinah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rufoni | 67 | 27 | / |
| Rufone | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rifuno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roufounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roufino | 62 | 12 | / |
| Ruffone | 62 | 9 | / |
| Rujfino | 62 | 3 | / |
| Reufino | 62 | 2 | / |
| Rufhino | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rrufino | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rufinho | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ruphinah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Roufineau | 53 | 41 | / |
| Rouffineau | 50 | 161 | / |
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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 Rufuna
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