Refael Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Refael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
India61:127,844,230863,365
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Refael (761) may also be a first name.

Refael Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refael (Marathi: रेफाएल, Russian: Рефаэль) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Refael? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Refael live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Refael is also the 297,690th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 761 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States Refael is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 46 percent live, California, where 39 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Refael Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Refael surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Refael earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.42% more than the national average, earning $54,116 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reafael921/
Refel9197/
Reffaele861/
Rafael83188,937/
Rofael83995/
Reifel83800/
Riefel83330/
Reffel83318/
Refeld83131/
Refiel8333/
Reufel8311/
Refeel837/
Rifael835/
Refell833/
Reyfel832/
Refeal832/
Refail832/
Refoel831/
Raefel830/
Refelt830/
Refl809/
Rieffel771,149/
Raffael77530/
Reffell77514/
Reiffel77140/
Reffelt77120/
Rafhael7764/
Roeffel7735/
Refiyal7734/
Rephael7733/
Refault7732/
Rafaell7726/
Reffiel7719/
Refeuil7716/
Rehfelt7710/
Reaphel778/
Reyfeld777/
Reifeld777/
Reffeld775/
Refiyel774/
Reaffel773/
Rafahel773/
Roffael773/
Reafhel773/
Redfeld772/
Raefiel772/
Rapfael772/
Rafa'el772/
Riefiel772/
Refayal771/
Refeldt771/
Refaile771/
Reffeal771/
Rhafael771/
Resfelt771/
Raafael771/
Rrafael771/
Hrafael771/
Refheal771/
Rifaiel771/
Revfeal770/
Reafeld770/
Reuhfel770/
Reuffel770/
Rhefeld770/
Raeffel770/
Rafel732,632/
Refil732,604/
Rifel73387/
Rofel73191/
Ryfel7321/
Riefl7313/
Reifl7312/
Reffl731/
Reisfeld71350/
Rethfeld7139/
Reisfelt7137/
Rehefeld7136/
Reffeldt7133/
Raffaell7132/
Reizfeld7124/
Redfeild718/
Roffaell717/
Reifeldt716/
Reaphael716/
Rejfeldt714/
Rechfeld714/
Rapheael713/
Rehfeild712/
Raephael712/
Årefeldt712/
Refalova711/
Rehfeldd711/
Rofaeiel711/
Rehtfeld711/
Reitfell711/
D'Rafael711/
Rapfhael711/
Riffauel711/
Reisfell710/
Rehfelld710/
Reapheal710/
Rhefeldt710/
Riffel678,252/
Raphel675,001/
Raffel672,722/
Roffel671,037/
Ryffel67867/
Rafeel67532/
Rafiel6797/
Reichfeld6787/
Rethfeldt6784/
Rifail6780/
Hryfel6740/
Redtfeldt6738/
Ripfel6736/
Raifel6718/
Rifiel6718/
Rifaul6711/
Rifoel6710/
Rhafel679/
Reflet675/
Rafell675/
Refleh675/
Ryfelt675/
Reiszfeld674/
Rehefeldt674/
Rephel673/
Rafuel673/
Refill673/
Rafoel672/
Rayfel671/
Refiol671/
Rofoel671/
Rifeel671/
Rehtfeldt671/
Reissfeld671/
Reffil671/
Reschfeld671/
Roepfl671/
Reizzfeld671/
Reeflt671/
Rofeel671/
Hrofel671/
Readfeild670/
Rehfeildt670/
Rofell670/

Refael Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refael in the Marathi language
रेफाएलrepha'ela-
Refael in the Russian language
Рефаэльrefael-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Refael
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