Rüfle Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rüfle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüfle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571

The alternate forms: Rufle (181) & Ruflé (6) are calculated separately.

Rüfle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rüfle is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Rufle or Ruflé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüfle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rüfle reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,610,109. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufle93181/
Rüffle9125/
Ruflé876/
Rüffler83154/
Rüfli80297/
Rifle8035/
Riffle736,616/
Ruffle731,193/
Riefle73220/
Ruefle7375/
Rifley7373/
Rupfle7366/
Rifleu7357/
Ruflet7351/
Rufley736/
Ruflee732/
Riflee731/
Rufler730/
Rufles730/
Ruflie730/
Reufle730/
Ruffles671,009/
Ruffley67355/
Ruffler67186/
Rufledt67124/
Rauflet6788/
Rouffle6767/
Rufleth6732/
Reuflet6720/
Rieffle6715/
Roufley6714/
Rufflet6710/
Rueffle678/
Riffley678/
Rufflie672/
Ruflett672/
Rusffle671/
Roufler671/
Rouflet671/
Roeffle670/
Ruflles670/
Rufflee670/

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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 Rüfle
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