Refetov Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Refetov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Refetov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Refetov (16) may also be a first name.

Refetov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refetov occurs more in North Macedonia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Refetov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refetov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Refetov is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Refetov reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most prevalent in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 210,147. In North Macedonia Refetov is most numerous in: Polog, where 100 percent are found. Aside from North Macedonia Refetov is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 15 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refetova9324/
Refatov86132/
Rafetov8611/
Rofetov866/
Refetoff807/
Rafatov7185/
Rifatov7134/
Rafitov712/
Rofatov711/
Rafhatov6713/

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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 Refetov
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