Refayat Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Refayat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refayat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England11:55,718,059489,080

Refayat (648) may also be a first name.

Refayat Last Name Facts

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

Refayat is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Refayat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Refayat is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Refayat reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 326,442nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 648 people.

Refayat is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,713,954. Apart from Saudi Arabia it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refaya923/
Rafayat8625/
Rifayat8613/
Refayet865/
Refaaya862/
Refay834,185/
Refaa83246/
Rifayath8010/
Refahiat804/
Rafayath804/
Refhiyat801/
Refhayaa801/
Refaay774,754/
Refaai771,594/
Refaiy771,508/
Reffay77615/
Refeat77520/
Refait77148/
Refuya77141/
Rifaya7714/
Refeya7712/
Refaet776/
Refayi776/
Refaut775/
Refa'y774/
Refaye773/
Refaia772/
Refoya772/
Reefay771/
Refayy771/
Reffaa771/
Refaja771/
Rofiyat71107/
Rafiyat7134/
Refault7132/
Reffait7117/
Refayee7111/
Rafayet7111/
Refaaie719/
Refa'ay714/
Reefaai714/
Refahia712/
Rifajat712/
Refaa'y711/
Rifayah711/
Refayeh711/
Riffaya711/
Rifaiat711/
Refai6727,109/
Refae672,460/
Rifay67877/
Refoy6774/
Rifaa6723/
Refey677/
Ryfay672/
Refea672/
Raafiyat671/
Reifaite671/
Refuy671/
Refoa671/
Rafiyath671/
Refaj671/
Refye671/
Resfeast670/

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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 Refayat
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