von Ruff Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
von Ruff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
von Ruff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Ruff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name von Ruff occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of von Ruff.
How Common Is The Last Name von Ruff? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. von Ruff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of von Ruff reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname von Ruff is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States von Ruff is most prevalent in: Texas, where 92 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States von Ruff is found in one country. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vonruff | 93 | 32 | / |
| von Urff | 88 | 20 | / |
| van Ruff | 88 | 2 | / |
| von Raff | 88 | 1 | / |
| von Rufs | 88 | 1 | / |
| von Herff | 82 | 6 | / |
| von Erffa | 82 | 2 | / |
| von Rieff | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vanruff | 80 | 14 | / |
| Vonurff | 80 | 14 | / |
| Vonraff | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Raffay | 78 | 3 | / |
| Vonherff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vonerffa | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Urfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Raffe | 71 | 15 | / |
| van Werff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonraffay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonerof | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Raub | 63 | 2 | / |
| van Row | 53 | 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
- 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 von Ruff
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