Refaat Surname

4,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Refaat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refaat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt89,5091:1,027142
Syria14,8841:1,297179
Saudi Arabia8,3871:3,679494
Iraq3,1071:11,272851
Kuwait3861:9,8461,349
United Arab Emirates2661:34,4453,670
Qatar1191:19,8152,139
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Lebanon801:70,4645,013
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Jordan121:736,87014,651
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Oman101:368,7975,193
Libya91:693,7751,982
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Réfaat (1) are calculated separately.

Refaat (45,485) may also be a first name.

Refaat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Refaat Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Refaat (Hindi: रेफाअत, Russian: Рефаат) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Réfaat. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refaat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,823rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 62,225 people. Refaat occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Refaat reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Refaat is also the 20,030th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 45,485 people.

This surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 89,509 people, or 1 in 1,027. Excluding Egypt Refaat exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 13 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.

Refaat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Refaat surname is predominantly Sunni (81%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Refaat are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réfaat941/
Refa'at9213/
Reefaat929/
Reffaat924/
Refaa't921/
Refat9140,304/
Refaa91246/
Rafaat8310,030/
Rifaat839,202/
Refaay834,754/
Reffat831,832/
Refaai831,594/
Refath831,006/
Refeat83520/
Reefat83361/
Refait83148/
Refa't83122/
Refhat8312/
Reafat8310/
Raefat835/
Refaut835/
Ref'at835/
Rrefat834/
Refaaz831/
Refate831/
Reffaa831/
Refatt831/
Refaha831/
Refaht831/
Reufat831/
Reifat831/
Reyfat831/
Refa801,267/
Rafahat77129/
Rifaaat7733/
Refault7732/
Reffait7717/
Rafaath779/
Refaaie779/
Rifa'at778/
Rifaath775/
Ra'faat774/
Raafaat774/
Reefaai774/
Refa'ay774/
Reefath773/
Refatte773/
Raffaat772/
Rafhaat772/
Refaaya772/
Rafa'at772/
Reiffat771/
Reafate771/
Rifaate771/
Refaa'y771/
Reifate770/
Rifat7394,357/
Rafat7337,434/
Refai7327,109/
Refay734,185/
Refas733,937/
Resfa73214/
Refah73134/
Refad73116/
Reffa73115/
Rofat7342/
Reifa7331/
Riefa7325/
Rifaa7323/
Reefa7315/
Refát7310/
Reyfa738/
Hrefa735/
Refaz735/
Rejfa734/
Refea732/
Refaj731/
Refoa731/
Refga731/
Refaï731/
Refha731/
Rezfa731/
Refatova71156/
Refadova715/
Rafahath711/
Rifa'ath711/
Reifaite711/
Resfeast710/
Raafat6782,602/
Reffas673,126/
Rifath673,045/
Riffat672,605/
Raffat672,314/
Ra'fat671,258/
Rifaai671,013/
Rafath67920/
Reffai67767/
Reffay67615/
Rifaah67527/
Refaih67396/
Refass67384/
Reffad67310/
Rifaay67290/
Rifaut67237/
Rafeat67225/
Roffat67217/
Raphat67208/
Revaha67121/
Rifaad6763/
Refaid6763/
Rifhat6754/
Riefai6741/
Rif'at6728/
Rafhat6727/
Rafaut6717/
Refahe6716/
Raifat6713/
Rifait6710/
Rifaaz678/
Rafatt677/
Refais676/
Rafait676/
Rahfat676/
Reifas675/
Ryfaay674/
Refa'y674/
Rayfat673/
Rephat673/
Rifate673/
Rajfat672/
Refash672/
Rafaahath671/
Reefai671/
Reefay671/
Refhai671/
Rifgaa671/
Rawfat671/
Risfaa671/
Reefaz671/
Refoot671/
Rijfat671/
Rif'aa671/
Rhifat671/
Rofath671/
Refooa671/
Raf'at671/
Reifai671/
Reefad671/
Refaiz671/
Refeah671/
Refeea671/
Reifha671/
Rifaha671/
Rifatt671/
Resfas670/
Resfap670/
Rifast670/

Refaat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refaat in the Hindi language
रेफाअतrepha'ata50
रेफअतrepha'ata50
Refaat in the Russian language
Рефаатrefaat-

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