Refane Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Refane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
France11:66,422,722504,397

Refane (43) may also be a first name.

Refane Last Name Facts

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

Refane is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Refane.

How Common Is The Last Name Refane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Refane live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Refane is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.

Refane is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 9,203,475. In The Philippines Refane is mostly concentrated in: Bicol, where 100 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Refeane921/
Refayne921/
Refan9183/
Rhetfane864/
Refani83401/
Refine83239/
Rifane8395/
Refaan8366/
Refana8362/
Refene8360/
Refain8349/
Rafane8343/
Refhan8310/
Reifan837/
Rehfan837/
Reefan835/
Redfan833/
Resfan832/
Refang831/
Refany831/
Refant831/
Reffan831/
Retfan831/
Refanh831/
Refand830/
Reffainer801/
Refatni7773/
Raffane7770/
Riefani7768/
Rafaine7768/
Riefana7753/
Refones7745/
Hreifan7742/
Reafani7729/
Refangi7722/
Rafanne7710/
Refatin776/
Rifanie776/
Raefani775/
Rajfane773/
Reffine772/
Rafanie772/
Redfean771/
Redfann771/
Reifand771/
Refaind771/
Refenea771/
Riefene771/
Rhafane771/
Rhefana771/
Reffani771/
Rafayne771/
Roefany771/
Reifine770/
Rifan735,945/
Refam736/
Răfan734/
Refon733/
Ryfan731/
Refiyani7135/
Raffaine7132/
Refayana7110/
Refanova717/
Refiyana712/
Rapheane712/
Rajfange711/
Refayani711/
Reifeine710/
Rifani675,279/
Rifana67439/
Raifan67368/
Rifaan67143/
Rifain67139/
Rephan67104/
Risfan6748/
Reifon6747/
Rifany6738/
Riffan6731/
Rifhan6726/
Roifan6717/
Ridfan6714/
Rayfan6713/
Rizfan6711/
Refiyanis679/
Rif'an679/
Rafone676/
Royfan676/
Rifine676/
Refónd676/
Rehvan675/
Refond674/
Rifone674/
Refiyanni673/
Ruifan672/
Rajfan671/
Reafon671/
Reffon671/
Rifene671/
Resfahani671/
Refoun671/
Refaam671/
Refein671/
Raffainne671/
Redfon670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Refane
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