Refaei Surname

94,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Refaei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refaei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,6241:35,0363,683
Iran1,3071:58,7476,342
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England181:3,095,448105,421
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Refaei (143) may also be a first name.

Refaei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refaei is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Refaei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Refaei is the 94,963rd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,453,729 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Refaei reside; 52 percent reside in North Africa and 52 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Refaei is also the 772,378th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 143 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,624 people, or 1 in 35,036. Not including Egypt this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 26 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent are found.

Refaei Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Refaei earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 76.06% more than the national average, earning $75,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $46,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Refaie8310,190/
Refaey838,564/
Refaee833,452/
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Refaaie779/
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Rafa'ei772/
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Refeaer770/
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Rafahi672,721/
Rifaie671,363/
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Rifa'i67109/
Refoua6776/
Rifaee6756/
Rifahi6737/
Rafeei6735/
Rifaey6721/
Rofaee679/
Rafa'i678/
Rafaey677/
Refeay676/
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Rofa'e675/
Rafa'e674/
Rifa'e673/
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Rafoei671/
Refiee671/
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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Refaei
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