Refala Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Refala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
India121:63,922,115578,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Refala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refala (Marathi: रेफाला) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Refala live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,977,595. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 59 percent are found, Bicol, where 38 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines Refala is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Yemen, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refayla921/
Reafaela861/
Refalo831,206/
Rafala83159/
Refela8310/
Refali833/
Refale833/
Rafaela773,823/
Rafaila771,154/
Rafalia77311/
Rafahla7766/
Refuila7740/
Rifaela7725/
Rifalah7717/
Rifalea777/
Rafalla776/
Reffali774/
Rofaila772/
Refallo772/
Rafeala772/
Refotla772/
Refalli772/
Rofaela771/
Rafaëla771/
Refeula771/
Refales771/
Raffala771/
Rifaala771/
Refaile771/
Refaali771/
Raffaela7133/
Rapheala716/
Raffaila714/
Rafailia711/
Rifaulla711/
Rafhaala711/
Refolo67468/
Rafalo6778/
Refoli6752/
Rafela6739/
Raifallah6716/
Rafola676/
Rofela675/
Rifalo673/
Réfalo672/
Rifale672/
Rhaffaela671/
Refalloud671/
Reffealli671/
Raphealla671/

Refala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refala in the Marathi language
रेफालाrephala-

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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
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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 Refala
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