Forename Rufo

In the world, Rufo (Rufo , Руф , Руфо) is a common masculine first name. The given name Rufo is characteristic of Philippines, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Nicaragua, and Peru. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Philippines, Mexico, and Ethiopia. Also, Rufo is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Rufo is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Rufo

name Rufus, name Rufu, name רופוס, name Руф, name Rufo, name รูโฟ, name Ruf, name רופו, name Руфус

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Rufo	Philippines, Mexico, Spain, United States, Ethiopia
Руф	Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan

First names said to be same

Ruf, Rufu, Rufus, Руфус, רופו, רופוס, and รูโฟ

First name Rufo in the context

Rufo is also a popular 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 Shinra , the fictional character from Final Fantasy VII; Rufus , the cat from Disney's The Rescuers and Rufus Humphrey , character in Gossip Girl, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	caninio rufo IT (b. 1)
	gaio musonio rufo 1st century AD Roman Stoic philosopher, IT (b. 25)
	rufo garrido Colombian composer (1896-1980), CO (b. 1896)
	rufo ruffo della scaletta IT (b. 1888)
	rufo mendizábal rezola (b. 1888)
	rufo criado Spanish painter, ES (b. 1952)
	rufo lópez fresquet Economist and Cuban politician, CU (b. 1911)
	rufo pérez ES (b. 1916)
	rufo herrera Brazilian composer, BR (b. 1933)
	rufo ruiz-esquide Chilean lawyer, CL (b. 1937)
	rufo chacón Venezuelan victim of police brutality, VE
	rufo arroyo díaz ES (b. 1945)
	rufo ganuza Spanish writer, ES (b. 1968)
	rufo emiliano verga Italian footballer, IT (b. 1969)
	rufo caballero (b. 1966)