Refay Surname

111,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Refay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,8741:23,7312,679
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Refay (379) may also be a first name.

Refay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refay (Russian: Рефай) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 111,012th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,741,349 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Refay reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 93 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Refay is also the 445,512th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 379 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 3,874 people, or 1 in 23,731. Not including Egypt this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Refay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Refay are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Refay earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refaay914,754/
Refaiy911,508/
Reffay91615/
Refayi916/
Refa'y914/
Refaya913/
Refaye913/
Reefay911/
Refayy911/
Refa891,267/
Refy899/
Refayee8311/
Refayet835/
Refayat835/
Refa'ay834/
Refaaya832/
Refayeh831/
Refaa'y831/
Refat8040,304/
Refai8027,109/
Refas803,937/
Refae802,460/
Rafay802,183/
Rifay80877/
Refaa80246/
Resfa80214/
Refah80134/
Refad80116/
Reffa80115/
Refoy8074/
Reifa8031/
Redfy8029/
Riefa8025/
Reefa8015/
Reffy808/
Reyfa808/
Refey807/
Hrefa805/
Refaz805/
Reafy805/
Rejfa804/
Refea802/
Revfy802/
Ryfay802/
Refiy801/
Refaj801/
Refoa801/
Refuy801/
Roefa801/
Reefy801/
Refga801/
Refaï801/
Refha801/
Raefa801/
Refye801/
Rezfa801/
Refhayaa771/
Refaat73117,116/
Refaie7310,190/
Reffas733,126/
Reffat731,832/
Refaai731,594/
Reffai73767/
Raffay73681/
Refaii73569/
Refeat73520/
Refoyo73519/
Refaih73396/
Refass73384/
Reefat73361/
Reffad73310/
Rifaay73290/
Rafaya73261/
Riffay73200/
Refait73148/
Refuya73141/
Refa't73122/
Rifayi7387/
Refaid7363/
Reffey7350/
Riefai7341/
Rafhay7337/
Refuyo7326/
Revffy7321/
Refahe7316/
Rifaya7314/
Raafay7312/
Refhat7312/
Refeya7312/
Reafat7310/
Roffay739/
Refeja738/
Refais736/
Refaeh735/
Rifaye735/
Reifas735/
Refaut735/
Ref'at735/
Rifaiy734/
Ryfaay734/
Rrefat734/
Refych732/
Reddfy732/
Rifahy732/
Refaia732/
Refash732/
Refoya732/
Rafaye732/
Rafaay732/
Rafayu731/
Reefai731/
Refaaz731/
Refaje731/
Refeyo731/
Refhai731/
Refoye731/
Rofaya731/
Reffaa731/
Refatt731/
Reefaz731/
Refaha731/
Refaht731/
Refaja731/
Reffae731/
Reffiy731/
Refoia731/
Refuja731/
Rafahy731/
Rafayy731/
Rofaye731/
Royfay731/
Refooa731/
Reefye731/
Reifai731/
Reefad731/
Refaiz731/
Refiye731/
Reafae731/
Refeah731/
Refeea731/
Reifat731/
Reifha731/
Reyfat731/
Refija730/
Resfas730/
Redfoy730/
Resfap730/
Rafa6721,983/
Rifa6714,052/
Rafy672,186/
Refe671,221/
Ryfa671,191/
Rofa67978/
Refi67734/
Rofy67301/
Reffass67280/
Rofayah6738/
Refault6732/
Rafayee6727/
Rifayee6725/
Réfy6725/
Roefaie6724/
Reffait6717/
Rifayat6713/
Refa'at6713/
Reefaat679/
Refaaie679/
Rafayeh678/
Refaieh675/
Hreifah675/
Refaiee675/
Reefaai674/
Reffaat674/
Ryfy673/
Rify672/
Refahia672/
Reddpfa671/
Rifaiyi671/
Rifayah671/
Riffayi671/
Raffayi671/
Reiffat671/
Refé671/
Riefaie671/
Rouyfay671/
Refaa't671/
Riffaya671/
Refoyos671/
Rafahay671/
Rafahya671/
Rjfy671/
Reiffey670/
Rehfais670/

Refay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refay in the Russian language
Рефайrefaj-

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