Refafa Surname

252,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Refafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,5611:24,7484,494
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Refafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Refafa is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Refafa is the 252,790th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,656,579 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Refafa are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 1,561 people, or 1 in 24,748. In Algeria Refafa is mostly found in: Oran Province, where 100 percent live, Algiers Province, where 0 percent live and Blida Province, where 0 percent live. Not including Algeria Refafa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafafa832/
Refafi831/
Rifafat772/
Refaifi771/
Reffafe771/
Rifafi6711/
Rafafo671/
Refoufi62724/
Rafapha62148/
Rafeefa622/
Refofio621/
Reffoufi57237/
Rafeifah573/

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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 Refafa
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