Refay Surname
Approximately 4,185 people bear this surname
Refay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,874 | 1:23,731 | 2,679 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Refay (379) may also be a first name.
Refay Demographics
Average Refay Salary in
United States
$42,232 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Refay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Refay in the Russian language | ||
| Рефай | refaj | - |
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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 Refay
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