Cognomen Rufer (Rufer 
, Руфер 
, روفر) , in the entire world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Rufer is characteristic of Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Czechia, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Switzerland, the United States, and Germany. Very seldom, Rufer is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Rufer | Germany, Czechia, Switzerland, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Руфер | Russia, Ukraine |
| alfred rufer (1885-1970) (b. 1885) |
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| josef rufer Austrian musicologist, DE (b. 1893) |
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giselle rufer delance Franco-Swiss entrepreneur, FR (b. 1946) |
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| antonín rufer CZ (b. 1897) |
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wynton rufer New Zealand association football player, NZ (b. 1962) |
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| ernst rufer DE (b. 1904) |
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| clair rufer (1914-1974), CH (b. 1914) |
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| magdi rufer (1924-2007), CH (b. 1924) |
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| rudy rufer American baseball player, US (b. 1926) |
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| walter rufer CH (b. 1931) |
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adam rufer Czech ice hockey player, CZ (b. 1991) |
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| hanspeter rufer Swiss ice hockey player (1948-2012), CH (b. 1948) |
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martin rufer Czech jazz pianist, CZ (b. 1999) |
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| marc rufer (b. 1942) |
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| marc rufer CH (b. 1942) |
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