Refaiy Surname
Approximately 1,508 people bear this surname
Refaiy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,220 | 1:75,357 | 6,848 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Refaiy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Refaiy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Refaiy is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Refaiy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Refaiy? popularity and diffusion
Refaiy is the 260,442nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,832,590 people. The last name Refaiy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Refaiy reside; 81 percent reside in North Africa and 81 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 75,357. Other than Egypt Refaiy occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Refaiy
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