Refee Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Guyana

Refee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Refee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refee has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Refee live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia Refee is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 46 percent reside, Pahang, where 23 percent reside and Terengganu, where 23 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 18 percent reside and China, where 5 percent reside.

Refee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Refee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Refee last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reafee9110/
Reffee915/
Riefee912/
Refeea911/
Refeie911/
Refe891,221/
Refayee8311/
Refaiee835/
Refeesh831/
Reifeer831/
Rafee8012,847/
Refae802,460/
Refes80544/
Reefe80221/
Refet80181/
Refer80177/
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Reffe8081/
Reife8050/
Rofee8050/
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Refoe805/
Refed805/
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Redfe801/
Reufe801/
Refeh801/
Refye801/
Reffeyee771/
Refaie7310,190/
Raffee731,667/
Reifer731,461/
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Refeat73520/
Reffet73388/
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Riffee73347/
Rafeea73329/
Reffer7370/
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Reffie7325/
Refeya7312/
Raifee738/
Refeja738/
Royfee736/
Refett736/
Redfer735/
Refaeh735/
Reffed735/
Raafee735/
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Reafie734/
Rafeey733/
Refaye733/
Refije733/
Raf'ee733/
Reefes732/
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Refaje731/
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Reifes731/
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Refeah731/
Raefeh731/
Reeffe730/
Resfer730/
Roeffe730/
Reefue730/
Rife679,192/
Rafe675,805/
Rofe672,011/
Refa671,267/
Reffett67758/
Refi67734/
Reiffer67373/
Reifeis67118/
Rifayee6725/
Refojes6717/
Refy679/
Refaaie679/
Refaieh675/
Refayet675/
Röfe672/
Raaffee671/
Reifess671/
Rifaiee671/
Refiejo671/
Refé671/
Riefaie671/
Rafeehj671/
Raffeeh671/
Refayeh671/
Rieffeh671/
Reisfer670/
Reaffer670/
Redfeid670/
Ryfe670/
Reeffer670/
Reiffey670/

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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
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  • 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 Refee
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