Reffin Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Brunei

Reffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Brunei41:104,6832,048
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Reffin (17) may also be a first name.

Reffin Last Name Facts

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

Reffin is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reffin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Reffin are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name globally It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England Reffin is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 23 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 28 percent are found and Scotland, where 21 percent are found.

Reffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reffin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiffin9223/
Reffien926/
Reeffin920/
Refin91131/
Reeffing860/
Raffin836,888/
Riffin83883/
Refina83185/
Roffin8351/
Redfin8328/
Reufin8320/
Reffen834/
Refind832/
Reifin832/
Ryffin831/
Refgin831/
Refn8028/
Roeffen77411/
Reiffen77128/
Riffing771/
Raffien771/
Rifffin771/
Hriffin771/
Rafin735,144/
Rifin731,884/
Rofin73385/
Refen7311/
Raffn7311/
Refne738/
Refim731/
Riffn731/
Reifienė712/
Raffen67158/
Rafien6749/
Reifen6743/
Roifin6717/
Raifin6715/
Rifing6712/
Refeen6712/
Riffen6711/
Rephin6710/
Rifina678/
Riffim675/
Rifien674/
Raffín672/
Roffen672/
Risfin671/
Refenc671/
Rifinì671/
Rofien670/

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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
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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 Reffin
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