Refahi Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Palestine

Refahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England181:3,095,448105,421
Palestine131:349,91111,386
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Refahi (17) may also be a first name.

Refahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Refahi occurs most in Iran. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refahi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,422,956th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. Refahi occurs mostly in Asia, where 42 percent of Refahi reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Refahi is also the 2,694,839th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,258,310. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Refahi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Refahi surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Refahi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 47.58% more than the national average, earning $63,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.3% more than the national average, earning $67,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reefahi921/
Refaei835,013/
Rafahi832,721/
Rifahi8337/
Refa'i8323/
Refahe8316/
Refaeh835/
Rofahi832/
Refaaie779/
Rifahie777/
Riffahi773/
Riofahi772/
Refaaii771/
Rofahei771/
Refaeie771/
Refaeih771/
Rifahis771/
Refae732,460/
Rifahieh711/
Refaiyeh711/
Refaey678,564/
Refaee673,452/
Rafaei67472/
Refaae67122/
Rifa'i67109/
Refoua6776/
Rifaei6746/
Rifaeh6732/
Rafehi6715/
Rafa'i678/
Ravahi677/
Refeay676/
Rafeai672/
Reafae671/
Rofaei671/
Refaea671/
Reffae671/
Rofa'i671/

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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 Refahi
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