Refas Surname
Approximately 3,937 people bear this surname
Refas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3,447 | 1:11,207 | 1,963 |
| Iraq | 419 | 1:83,584 | 2,678 |
| France | 61 | 1:1,088,897 | 118,069 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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 last name Refas (Russian: Рефас) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Refas.
How Common Is The Last Name Refas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Refas is the 117,015th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,851,040 people. Refas is mostly found 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 frequently held first name globally, borne by 70 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 3,447 people, or 1 in 11,207. In Algeria Refas is most numerous in: Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 56 percent are found, Mascara Province, where 18 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 11 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Refas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Refas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Refas surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Refas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Refas in the Russian language | ||
| Рефас | refas | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Refas
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis