Refeay Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Refeay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refeay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Refeay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refeay occurs most in Egypt. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refeay? popularity and diffusion

Refeay is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Refeay occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Refeay live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Refaie6710,190/
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Refiah676/
Rifaye675/
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Rafiay675/
Reafie674/
Refije673/
Rafeai672/
Refiat672/
Refier672/
Reafae671/
Refiee671/
Refiei671/
Reefye671/
Refiye671/
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Refias671/
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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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  • 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 Refeay
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