Refai Surname
Approximately 27,109 people bear this surname
Refai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 12,417 | 1:7,404 | 905 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,055 | 1:7,609 | 1,071 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,631 | 1:7,909 | 1,153 |
| Syria | 2,005 | 1:9,626 | 882 |
| Algeria | 1,451 | 1:26,624 | 4,847 |
| Lebanon | 979 | 1:5,758 | 997 |
| Jordan | 643 | 1:13,752 | 2,311 |
| Palestine | 588 | 1:7,736 | 1,633 |
| Kuwait | 434 | 1:8,757 | 1,230 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Indonesia | 320 | 1:413,279 | 34,865 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| United States | 192 | 1:1,887,807 | 122,674 |
| United Arab Emirates | 178 | 1:51,473 | 5,061 |
| Iraq | 152 | 1:230,406 | 5,073 |
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Tunisia | 30 | 1:20,354 | 3,251 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Refaï (1) are calculated separately.
Refai (3,735) may also be a first name.
Refai Demographics
Average Male Refai Height
174.93 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Refai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Refai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Refai (Arabic: رفاعى, Hindi: रेफई, Russian: Рефаи) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Refaï. Click here to see other possible spellings of Refai.
How Common Is The Last Name Refai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,174th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 268,824 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Refai reside; 52 percent reside in North Africa and 46 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Refai is also the 115,207th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 3,735 people.
The last name Refai is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 12,417 people, or 1 in 7,404. Not including Egypt it is found in 46 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 10 percent are found.
Refai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Refai last name is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Refai surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.42% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Refai earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $51,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.23% less than the national average, earning $35,161 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Refai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Refai in the Hindi language | ||
| रेफई | repha'i | - |
| Refai in the Russian language | ||
| Рефаи | refai | - |
| Refai in the Arabic language | ||
| رفاعى | rfay | - |
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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 Refai
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