Refaat Surname
Approximately 117,116 people bear this surname
Refaat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 89,509 | 1:1,027 | 142 |
| Syria | 14,884 | 1:1,297 | 179 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8,387 | 1:3,679 | 494 |
| Iraq | 3,107 | 1:11,272 | 851 |
| Kuwait | 386 | 1:9,846 | 1,349 |
| United Arab Emirates | 266 | 1:34,445 | 3,670 |
| Qatar | 119 | 1:19,815 | 2,139 |
| United States | 102 | 1:3,553,519 | 199,004 |
| Lebanon | 80 | 1:70,464 | 5,013 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
The alternate forms: Réfaat (1) are calculated separately.
Refaat (45,485) may also be a first name.
Refaat Demographics
Average Refaat Salary in
United States
$51,273 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Refaat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Refaat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Refaat (Hindi: रेफाअत, Russian: Рефаат) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may occur in the variant forms: Réfaat. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Refaat? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,823rd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 62,225 people. Refaat is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Refaat live; 76 percent live in North Africa and 76 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 20,030th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 45,485 people.
The surname Refaat is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 89,509 people, or 1 in 1,027. Not including Egypt this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 13 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.
Refaat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (81%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Refaat surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
The amount Refaat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.17% more than the national average, earning $62,686 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Refaat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Refaat in the Hindi language | ||
| रेफाअत | repha'ata | 50 |
| रेफअत | repha'ata | 50 |
| Refaat in the Russian language | ||
| Рефаат | refaat | - |
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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
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- 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 Refaat
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