Rüffer Surname
Approximately 2,803 people bear this surname
Rüffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,789 | 1:28,865 | 3,799 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Ruffer (1,328) & Rűffer (1) are calculated separately.
Rüffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rüffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rüffer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Ruffer or Rűffer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rüffer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 156,254th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,599,909 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rüffer are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 2,789 people, or 1 in 28,865. In Germany Rüffer is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Hesse, where 23 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 0 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruffer | 94 | 1,328 | / |
| Rűffer | 94 | 1 | / |
| Rüfer | 91 | 124 | / |
| Riffer | 83 | 359 | / |
| Rüfert | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruffier | 77 | 2,545 | / |
| Ruffert | 77 | 657 | / |
| Rueffer | 77 | 276 | / |
| Rieffer | 77 | 267 | / |
| Riffier | 77 | 132 | / |
| Rauffer | 77 | 72 | / |
| Rouffer | 77 | 25 | / |
| Reuffer | 77 | 16 | / |
| Rufferd | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rriffer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rufer | 73 | 2,986 | / |
| Rifer | 73 | 65 | / |
| Rauffier | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raufer | 67 | 520 | / |
| Riefer | 67 | 498 | / |
| Ruefer | 67 | 183 | / |
| Reufer | 67 | 121 | / |
| Rufferová | 67 | 103 | / |
| Rufert | 67 | 94 | / |
| Roefer | 67 | 76 | / |
| Roofer | 67 | 48 | / |
| Rufier | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rupfer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roufer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rufere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rufferova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruhfer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhifer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rüffer
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