Refas Surname

117,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Refas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,4471:11,2071,963
Iraq4191:83,5842,678
France611:1,088,897118,069
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Refas (70) may also be a first name.

Refas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refas (Russian: Рефас) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Refas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 117,015th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,851,040 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Refas reside; 88 percent reside in North Africa and 88 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,162,016th most numerous first name globally It is held by 70 people.

It is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 3,447 people, or 1 in 11,207. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 56 percent reside, Mascara Province, where 18 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Algeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 11 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Refas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Refas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Refas last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reffas913,126/
Refass91384/
Refais916/
Reifas915/
Refash912/
Refase911/
Resfas910/
Roefas910/
Refa891,267/
Reffass83280/
Reffase831/
Refasse831/
Rehfais830/
Refat8040,304/
Refai8027,109/
Refay804,185/
Rifas801,758/
Refos80315/
Refaa80246/
Resfa80214/
Rafas80174/
Refah80134/
Rofas80116/
Refad80116/
Reffa80115/
Reifa8031/
Riefa8025/
Reefa8015/
Reyfa808/
Hrefa805/
Refaz805/
Rejfa804/
Refea802/
Refaj801/
Refoa801/
Refga801/
Refaï801/
Refha801/
Rezfa801/
Refausse7738/
Reffasse774/
Rehfauss771/
Resfeast770/
Refaat73117,116/
Refaay734,754/
Reffat731,832/
Refaai731,594/
Reffai73767/
Reffay73615/
Refeat73520/
Refaih73396/
Reefat73361/
Reffad73310/
Raffas73285/
Refait73148/
Refa't73122/
Rifais7389/
Refaid7363/
Riefai7341/
Riffas7332/
Rofais7328/
Refahe7316/
Refhat7312/
Reafat7310/
Rafass737/
Rifash736/
Refaut735/
Ref'at735/
Refa'y734/
Rrefat734/
Rephas732/
Reface732/
Rafais731/
Reefai731/
Reefay731/
Refaaz731/
Refhai731/
Reffaa731/
Refatt731/
Reefaz731/
Refaha731/
Refaht731/
Raafas731/
Refooa731/
Reifai731/
Rifass731/
Rhofas731/
Reefad731/
Refaiz731/
Refeah731/
Refeea731/
Reifat731/
Reifha731/
Reyfat731/
Rofash731/
Hrafas731/
Resfap730/
Roffas730/
Rifast730/
Rifa6714,052/
Refo671,227/
Ryfa671,191/
Reifeis67118/
Rafaisz6756/
Refault6732/
Reffait6717/
Refa'at6713/
Reefaat679/
Refaaie679/
Raffass676/
Hreifah675/
Reefaai674/
Refa'ay674/
Reffaat674/
Refache673/
Refaaya672/
Rafaish671/
Reddpfa671/
Reiffat671/
Rehfous671/
Refaa't671/
Refouse671/
Refaa'y671/
Raffaus670/
Riofash670/
Rehfoos670/

Refas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refas in the Russian language
Рефасrefas-

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Footnotes

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