Rufy Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Liberia

Rufy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Rufy (127) may also be a first name.

Rufy Last Name Facts

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

Rufy has its highest incidence in France. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Rufy is predominantly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Rufy live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Rufy is also the 825,494th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 127 people.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 22,140,907. In France it is primarily found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 33 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 33 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 33 percent are found. Barring France this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffy891,238/
Raufy8923/
Rufey8918/
Rufay899/
Rufuy895/
Roufy892/
Rufiy891/
Rouffy80246/
Roufay8078/
Rufaya8021/
Ruffey808/
Rufaiy804/
Rufych801/
Raufiy801/
Rufa752,973/
Rufi751,791/
Rufe75490/
Rufă7543/
Rufí756/
Rufé752/
Rify752/
Rufaaya732/
Rouyfay731/
Rouffey731/
Raufych731/
Rufai6764,489/
Raufi678,372/
Rufer672,986/
Ruffa672,825/
Rifay67877/
Ruffe67634/
Roufa67456/
Roufi67409/
Ruffi67375/
Rufes67182/
Raufa67165/
Rufio67130/
Rufeh67122/
Roufe67103/
Ruphy6797/
Rufie6782/
Rufii6775/
Rufet6755/
Raufe6733/
Rusfi6730/
Rrufa6720/
Rifiy6715/
Rufui6713/
Rufea6712/
Roofy6711/
Ruifi679/
Rutfi678/
Riffy678/
Reufi677/
Rufei677/
Rifey676/
Rufee675/
Ruifa675/
Rufis675/
Rifoy673/
Rufoi673/
Rufed672/
Ruufa672/
Rufit671/
Rufez671/
Reufe671/
Rufiz671/
Rufij671/
Rupfa671/
Rufhi671/
Ruufe671/
Ruffé671/
Ruefi671/
Ruefe670/

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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 Rufy
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