Refai Surname

20,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Refai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt12,4171:7,404905
Saudi Arabia4,0551:7,6091,071
Sri Lanka2,6311:7,9091,153
Syria2,0051:9,626882
Algeria1,4511:26,6244,847
Lebanon9791:5,758997
Jordan6431:13,7522,311
Palestine5881:7,7361,633
Kuwait4341:8,7571,230
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Indonesia3201:413,27934,865
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
United Arab Emirates1781:51,4735,061
Iraq1521:230,4065,073
India871:8,816,843179,063
Canada391:944,75971,777
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Tunisia301:20,3543,251
Libya251:249,7591,033
England231:2,422,52489,093
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
Yemen161:1,651,58112,512
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Refaï (1) are calculated separately.

Refai (3,735) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refaï931/
Refaie9110,190/
Refaai911,594/
Refaiy911,508/
Reffai91767/
Refaii91569/
Refaih91396/
Refait91148/
Refaid9163/
Riefai9141/
Refais916/
Refayi916/
Refaia912/
Reefai911/
Refhai911/
Reifai911/
Refaiz911/
Refa891,267/
Refi89734/
Roefaie8324/
Reffait8317/
Refaaie839/
Refaieh835/
Refaiee835/
Reefaai834/
Refahia832/
Riefaie831/
Rehfais830/
Rifai80132,048/
Refat8040,304/
Rafai809,309/
Refay804,185/
Refas803,937/
Refae802,460/
Refis801,344/
Rofai80423/
Reffi80275/
Refaa80246/
Resfa80214/
Refah80134/
Refad80116/
Reffa80115/
Reifa8031/
Ryfai8026/
Revfi8025/
Refit8025/
Riefa8025/
Refiğ8016/
Reefa8015/
Refie809/
Refei808/
Reyfa808/
Reufi807/
Raefi806/
Hrefa805/
Refaz805/
Refii805/
Rejfa804/
Reafi804/
Reefi803/
Reifi802/
Refea802/
Roefi802/
Refiy801/
Refaj801/
Resfi801/
Refid801/
Refoa801/
Roefa801/
Refij801/
Refga801/
Rezfi801/
Refha801/
Raefa801/
Refhi801/
Refio801/
Refui801/
Rezfa801/
Redfi801/
Refahiat774/
Refaat73117,116/
Refaay734,754/
Reffas733,126/
Reffat731,832/
Raffai731,385/
Rifaie731,363/
Rifaai731,013/
Riffai73812/
Reffis73617/
Reffay73615/
Rifaii73599/
Refeat73520/
Rafaie73519/
Rifaid73445/
Refass73384/
Reefat73361/
Reffad73310/
Refuya73141/
Refa't73122/
Rifaih73112/
Rifais7389/
Rifayi7387/
Reffit7377/
Rafaai7364/
Raeffi7354/
Reffie7325/
Rofaie7321/
Refahe7316/
Refhat7312/
Refeya7312/
Refuio7311/
Rhifai7310/
Rifait7310/
Reafat7310/
Refeja738/
Refitt737/
Refoji735/
Refaeh735/
Reifas735/
Refaut735/
Ref'at735/
Rafaij734/
Rifaiy734/
Rafaiu734/
Refa'y734/
Reafie734/
Rrefat734/
Refaya733/
Rafaia733/
Refaye733/
Refije733/
Rifaia733/
Raifai733/
Rephai732/
Refash732/
Refich732/
Refoya732/
Refijo732/
Refiss732/
Reefay731/
Refaaz731/
Refaje731/
Rayfai731/
Reffaa731/
Refatt731/
Reefaz731/
Reafio731/
Refaha731/
Refaht731/
Refaja731/
Reffae731/
Reffiy731/
Refoia731/
Refuja731/
Rafhai731/
Rétfai731/
Rowfai731/
Refooa731/
Reefad731/
Refiye731/
Reafae731/
Reafit731/
Refayy731/
Refeah731/
Refeea731/
Refeie731/
Reifat731/
Reifha731/
Reyfat731/
Rofaai731/
Refija730/
Resfas730/
Resfap730/
Rafi67191,869/
Rafa6721,983/
Rifa6714,052/
Rifi676,488/
Rofi675,480/
Refe671,221/
Ryfa671,191/
Reffitt671,163/
Rofa67978/
Réfi67368/
Reffass67280/
Reifeis67118/
Rifahia6766/
Rezsőfi6739/
Refault6732/
Refisch6731/
Refujio6730/
Redfish6726/
Revaiah6720/
Refa'at6713/
Rafaiee6712/
Refayee6711/
Refy679/
Reefaat679/
Reyfish678/
Rafaiah678/
Rifaith678/
Rifahie677/
Reifisz677/
Rahfaih676/
Riffaie676/
Refayet675/
Refayat675/
Hreifah675/
Rifa'ie674/
Refúgio674/
Refa'ay674/
Reffaat674/
Riffaih673/
Rafa'ai673/
Rifaieh672/
Refaaya672/
Rafa'ei672/
Reifish672/
Rafahia672/
Raffaie672/
Reddpfa671/
Rifaiee671/
Rifaiyi671/
Riffayi671/
Raffayi671/
Reffoid671/
Reiffat671/
Refiejo671/
Refé671/
Riffait671/
Rofahei671/
Räfi671/
Röfi671/
Rouyfai671/
Refaa't671/
Refayeh671/
Refoios671/
Rifaaie671/
Riffaii671/
Raafaie671/
Refaa'y671/
Rifaiat671/
Riffaai671/
Rafa'ie671/
Rafahai671/
Rafai'i671/
Redfeid670/
Retfish670/

Refai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refai in the Hindi language
रेफईrepha'i-
Refai in the Russian language
Рефаиrefai-
Refai in the Arabic language
رفاعىrfay-

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