Rüffler Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rüffler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüffler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1461:551,40745,588
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Ruffler (186) are calculated separately.

Rüffler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rüffler occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Ruffler. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüffler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rüffler is the 1,409,418th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Rüffler occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Rüffler live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Rüffler is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 551,407. In Germany it is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 27 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Bavaria, where 14 percent reside. Barring Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruffler95186/
Rüffle9225/
Riffler8691/
Rüfle8356/
Rueffler809/
Roeffler808/
Rieffler800/
Riffle776,616/
Ruffle771,193/
Rifler7726/
Rufflr771/
Rufler770/
Riefler71739/
Ruffley71355/
Roefler7118/
Rieffle7115/
Rueffle718/
Riffley718/
Rufflie712/
Roufler711/
Rufflee710/
Rüfli67297/
Rufle67181/
Rifle6735/
Ruffelle677/
Rhoefler673/
D'Riffle671/
Riffelle670/

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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
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  • 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 Rüffler
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