Refel Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Refel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
India141:54,790,384527,769
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Refel (167) may also be a first name.

Refel Last Name Facts

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

Refel (Marathi: रॅफेल, Oriya: େରେଫଲ, Russian: Рефель) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refel? popularity and diffusion

Refel is the 1,882,912th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Refel live; 26 percent live in Eastern Europe and 25 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 708,111th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 167 people.

Refel is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 4,218,259. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 29 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 21 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Refel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Refel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Refel last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Refel Last Name Statistics demography

Refel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reifel91800/
Riefel91330/
Reffel91318/
Refeld91131/
Refael91101/
Refiel9133/
Reufel9111/
Refeel917/
Refell913/
Reyfel912/
Refoel911/
Raefel910/
Refelt910/
Refl899/
Rieffel831,149/
Reffell83514/
Reiffel83140/
Reffelt83120/
Roeffel8335/
Reffiel8319/
Rehfelt8310/
Reyfeld837/
Reifeld837/
Reffeld835/
Reaffel833/
Reafhel833/
Redfeld832/
Raefiel832/
Riefiel832/
Refeldt831/
Reafael831/
Resfelt831/
Reafeld830/
Reuhfel830/
Reuffel830/
Rhefeld830/
Raeffel830/
Rafel802,632/
Refil802,604/
Rifel80387/
Rofel80191/
Ryfel8021/
Riefl8013/
Reifl8012/
Reffl801/
Reisfeld77350/
Rethfeld7739/
Reisfelt7737/
Rehefeld7736/
Reffeldt7733/
Reizfeld7724/
Reifeldt776/
Rejfeldt774/
Rechfeld774/
Årefeldt772/
Rehfeldd771/
Rehtfeld771/
Reitfell771/
Reisfell770/
Rehfelld770/
Rhefeldt770/
Rafael73188,937/
Riffel738,252/
Raffel732,722/
Roffel731,037/
Rofael73995/
Ryffel73867/
Rafeel73532/
Rafiel7397/
Hryfel7340/
Ripfel7336/
Raifel7318/
Rifiel7318/
Rifoel7310/
Rhafel739/
Reflet735/
Rifael735/
Rafell735/
Refleh735/
Ryfelt735/
Rephel733/
Rafuel733/
Refill733/
Rafoel732/
Rayfel731/
Ryfeul731/
Refiol731/
Rofoel731/
Rifeel731/
Reffil731/
Roepfl731/
Reeflt731/
Rofeel731/
Hrofel731/
Rofell730/
Reichfeld7187/
Rethfeldt7184/
Redtfeldt7138/
Reiszfeld714/
Rehefeldt714/
Rehtfeldt711/
Reissfeld711/
Reschfeld711/
Reizzfeld711/
Ritfeld67762/
Raffael67530/
Riffell67291/
Raffell67273/
Roffiel6755/
Risfelt6738/
Rayfeld6735/
Rayfiel6735/
Rephael6733/
Rifl6729/
Riffelt6728/
Rafaell6726/
Rydfelt6723/
Rafl6717/
Raifeld6717/
Rajfeld6712/
Raffuel6711/
Reaphel678/
Rapheel677/
Rizfeld674/
Reflova673/
Royfeld673/
Roffael673/
Rajfelt673/
Reisflt672/
Refflet672/
Rapfael672/
Rofl672/
Rafehel672/
Rahfiel671/
Raffeel671/
Rowfell671/
Redfild671/
Rehfled671/
Reischfeld671/
Roephel671/
Roffell671/
Raffiel671/
Repheel671/
Raephel671/
Rhafael671/
Raafael671/
Rrafael671/
Hrafael671/
Reffill670/
Rihfelt670/
Raifuel670/
Ruiffel670/
Rephiel670/

Refel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refel in the Oriya language
େରେଫଲerephala-
Refel in the Marathi language
रॅफेलrephela58.82
रेफेलrephela41.18
Refel in the Russian language
Рефельrefel-

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