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
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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 found most in Egypt. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Refay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Refay is the 111,012th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,741,349 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Refay are found; 93 percent are found in North Africa and 93 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 445,512th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 379 people.
The surname Refay is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,874 people, or 1 in 23,731. Excluding Egypt this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.
Refay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Refay surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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