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In the world, Руфус (Rufus , Руфус , Rufuz ) is a common principally male, but very infrequently girly given name. The given name Руфус is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but seldom girly name, Bahamas, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and the United States. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Nigeria, the United States, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, Руфус is the last name as well as the forename.
Руфус is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rufus Scrimgeour , the wizard in the Harry Potter universe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1; Rufus of Thebes , the Numbered among the Seventy Disciples; Rufus , the first-century Christian mentioned in Mark 15:21 with his brother Alexander, son of Simon the Cyrenian; Rufus Shinra , the fictional character from Final Fantasy VII and Rufus , the cat from Disney's The Rescuers, and in many other works.