Refana Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Philippines

Refana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394

Refana (69) may also be a first name.

Refana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refana (Hindi: रेफाना, Russian: Рефана) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Refana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Refana is the 2,436,415th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Refana are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 69 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 4,132,787. In Indonesia Refana is primarily found in: East Java, where 47 percent live, West Java, where 34 percent live and Aceh, where 19 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 42 percent live and Madagascar, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riefana9253/
Rhefana921/
Resfana921/
Refagna920/
Rifana83439/
Refani83401/
Refano83257/
Rafana83233/
Rofana8352/
Refane8322/
Refany831/
Refanh831/
Rifanah77106/
Roifana7796/
Refatni7773/
Riefani7768/
Rafhana7735/
Reafani7729/
Refangi7722/
Rofanah7721/
Refahno779/
Rifaana777/
Rijfana775/
Rephana773/
Rhafana772/
Raifana772/
Risfana772/
Rhofana771/
Refayne771/
Rofaina771/
Rafaina771/
Refeane771/
Rafanha771/
Ritfana771/
Reffane771/
Reffani771/
Roffana771/
Reifonas7120/
Rafaneau7110/
Reyfonas716/
Rhetfane714/
Rafhanah714/
Rapheana713/
Rishfana712/
Rafaanaa711/
Rifani675,279/
Rifane6795/
Rofena6754/
Rifano6749/
Rifany6738/
Rafona6720/
Rafena6716/
Rifona671/
Reffainer671/
Resfahani671/
Raffaneau671/
Refaño671/

Refana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refana in the Hindi language
रेफानाrephana-
Refana in the Russian language
Рефанаrefana-

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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 Refana
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