Last name Rufai (Rufai 
, Руфаи 
, الرفاعی 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Rufai is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is quite a common surname, Ghana, where it is quite a rare surname, and Togo. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Nigeria, Ghana, and Sudan. Likewise, Rufai is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Rufai | Niger, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Руфаи | Russia |
| الرفاعی | Egypt, Sudan |
| ahmet rufai (b. 1897) |
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| peter rufai Nigerian footballer, NG (b. 1963) |
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| sohaib rufai researcher |
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| oseni rufai Nigerian media personality, NG |
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| ahmed rufai politician, NG |
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| rufai safianu researcher |
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| rufai garba Nigerian politician and air force officer, NG (b. 1988) |
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| kay rufai |
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| ahmadu rufai NG |
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