Refal Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Refal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
India121:63,922,115578,870
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Refal (23,982) may also be a first name.

Refal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refal (Hindi: रेफल, Marathi: रेफाळ, Russian: Рефаль) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Refal are found; 36 percent are found in West Asia and 31 percent are found in Levant. Refal is also the 33,054th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 23,982 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,346,987. Without taking into account Iraq Refal occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Refal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Refal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Refal Last Name Statistics demography

Refal earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hrefal9111/
Reffal917/
Refale913/
Refail912/
Refeal912/
Refall911/
Reyfal911/
Refald910/
Refalt910/
Reffalt8362/
Refault8332/
Redfall832/
Reffeal831/
Raefail831/
Refaile831/
Refatil831/
Reefahl831/
Refheal831/
Redfald830/
Revfeal830/
Rafal802,709/
Rifal801,130/
Refol80156/
Rofal8055/
Refalova771/
Rofail731,298/
Rafeal731,206/
Rafail731,072/
Rifail7380/
Rofall7327/
Rafaul7326/
Raffal7320/
Refold7315/
Raifal7315/
Rifaul7311/
Rafhal738/
Ridfal738/
Rafall737/
Rifall737/
Rafaal736/
Riffal736/
Rephal735/
Rafaël734/
Rayfal733/
Rifale732/
Risfal732/
Roffal732/
Rowfal731/
Rajfal731/
Hrafal731/
Raafal731/
Rifa'l731/
Rifalt731/
Rafahl730/
Rapheal6710,410/
Reffold67174/
Repheal6769/
Rifahul6734/
Roffall6730/
Raffail6724/
Rayfale6723/
Rifault6722/
Rafaill6717/
Rafheal6711/
Raifale676/
Riffald675/
Riefohl674/
Ripheal672/
Rafaail672/
Reifold671/
Raephal671/
Rofaail671/
Rishfal671/
Raffeal671/
Raffaul671/
Raifail671/
Reefold671/

Refal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refal in the Hindi language
रेफलrephala-
Refal in the Marathi language
रेफाळrephala46.15
रेफलrephala46.15
रॅफलrephala7.69
Refal in the Russian language
Рефальrefal-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Refal
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