Refayee Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Refayee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refayee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Refayee Last Name Facts

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

Refayee is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refayee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Refayee are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Refayee is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 67 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account India it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refaye923/
Rafayee8627/
Rifayee8625/
Refaiee865/
Refayet865/
Refaaee861/
Refayeh861/
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Refay834,185/
Refae832,460/
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Refaiyeh801/
Reffeyee801/
Refaie7710,190/
Refaay774,754/
Refaiy771,508/
Reffay77615/
Reafee7710/
Refayi776/
Rifaye775/
Refaeh775/
Reffee775/
Refa'y774/
Refaya773/
Rafaye772/
Rofaye771/
Refoye771/
Refaje771/
Reefay771/
Reffae771/
Reefye771/
Refiye771/
Reafae771/
Refayy771/
Refeea771/
Refeie771/
Roefaie7124/
Rafaiee7112/
Refaaie719/
Rafayeh718/
Refaieh715/
Refayat715/
Refa'ay714/
Refaaya712/
Rafajee711/
Refaa'y711/
Riefaie711/
Rifaiee711/
Refai6727,109/
Rafay672,183/
Rifay67877/
Rifae67542/
Refaa67246/
Refoy6774/
Refej6710/
Refie679/
Refei678/
Refey677/
Refoe675/
Refea672/
Rifee672/
Ryfay672/
Refaj671/
Refhayaa671/
Refoa671/
Refuy671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Refayee
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