Rufusi Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Rufusi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rufusi (15) may also be a first name.
Rufusi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufusi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rufusi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufusi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Rufusi live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 65 percent reside, Ondo, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufuusi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rufuschi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rufuse | 83 | 116 | / |
| Rufosi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Rufuzi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rufusy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufuji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufusa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufutse | 77 | 55 | / |
| Rufusha | 77 | 13 | / |
| Rufuscj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufuchi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rupfutse | 71 | 164 | / |
| Rufose | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rufushheh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raufutcii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rufuge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rufizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruffhauser | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ruphuse | 62 | 8 | / |
| Roufosse | 57 | 649 | / |
| Rouffosse | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rifice | 50 | 52 | / |
| Rufoce | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Rufusi
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