Reffay Surname
Approximately 615 people bear this surname
Reffay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 482 | 1:137,806 | 21,137 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Reffay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reffay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Reffay is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Reffay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 526,921st most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Reffay reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
It is most widespread in France, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 137,806. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 30 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 16 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent reside. Outside of France this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Reffay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Reffay has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Reffay last name decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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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- 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 Reffay
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