Refen Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Refen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Refen (31) may also be a first name.

Refen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Refen occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Refen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Refen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Refen live; 64 percent live in South America and 55 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 31 people.

The surname is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 5,034,013. In Venezuela Refen is most prevalent in: Barinas, where 67 percent are found and Portuguesa, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Venezuela Refen is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reifen9143/
Refeen9112/
Reffen914/
Refenc911/
Refn8928/
Roeffen83411/
Reiffen83128/
Reffien836/
Rifen80153/
Refin80131/
Rafen8041/
Rofen8013/
Refne808/
Refem805/
Reifienė772/
Reifenth770/
Refina73185/
Reffin73170/
Raffen73158/
Revfem7351/
Rafien7349/
Rafeen7336/
Redfin7328/
Reufin7320/
Rephen7317/
Riffen7311/
Ruifen739/
Rifeng735/
Rifien734/
Refind732/
Roffen732/
Reifin732/
Redfem732/
Raafen731/
Rofeen731/
Rifent731/
Refgin731/
Rafaen731/
Rofien730/
Rafn671,121/
Reiffin6723/
Hryffen6717/
Ruifeng6716/
Reephen672/
Raephen671/
Rayfene671/
Raffien671/
Rijffen671/
Rofn671/
Reeffin670/
Rifffen670/

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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 Refen
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