Refi Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Refi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3631:364,32331,350
Romania711:282,78725,901
Italy691:886,32966,402
Turkey541:1,441,13757,155
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India101:76,706,538639,611
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Réfi (368) are calculated separately.

Refi (4,912) may also be a first name.

Refi Last Name Facts

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

Refi (Hindi: रॅफी) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Réfi. Click here to see other potential spellings of Refi.

How Common Is The Last Name Refi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 460,168th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Refi are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Refi is also the 97,263rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 4,912 people.

The surname Refi is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 364,323. In Indonesia Refi is most numerous in: West Java, where 28 percent live, West Sumatra, where 12 percent live and North Sumatra, where 10 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 10 percent live and Italy, where 9 percent live.

Refi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Refi are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Refi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 22.34% less than the national average, earning €23,322 per year and in United States they earn 15.77% less than the national average, earning $36,346 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réfi92368/
Refai8927,109/
Refis891,344/
Reffi89275/
Revfi8925/
Refit8925/
Refiğ8916/
Refie899/
Refei898/
Reufi897/
Raefi896/
Refii895/
Reafi894/
Reefi893/
Reifi892/
Roefi892/
Refiy891/
Resfi891/
Refid891/
Refij891/
Rezfi891/
Refhi891/
Refio891/
Refui891/
Redfi891/
Refaai801,594/
Reffai80767/
Reffis80617/
Refaih80396/
Refait80148/
Reffit8077/
Refaid8063/
Raeffi8054/
Riefai8041/
Reffie8025/
Refitt807/
Refais806/
Reafie804/
Refije803/
Refaia802/
Refich802/
Refiss802/
Reefai801/
Refhai801/
Reafio801/
Reffiy801/
Reifai801/
Refaiz801/
Reafit801/
Rafi75191,869/
Rifi756,488/
Rofi755,480/
Refa751,267/
Refe751,221/
Refy759/
Refé751/
Räfi751/
Röfi751/
Reffitt731,163/
Reifeis73118/
Rezsőfi7339/
Refisch7331/
Redfish7326/
Reffait7317/
Refaaie739/
Reyfish738/
Reifisz737/
Refúgio734/
Reefaai734/
Reifish732/
Reffoid731/
Redfeid730/
Rehfais730/
Retfish730/
Rifai67132,048/
Rafie6718,577/
Rafai679,309/
Raffi675,156/
Riffi675,011/
Refay674,185/
Rafei672,922/
Roffi671,412/
Rafih671,046/
Raafi67741/
Refes67544/
Riofi67517/
Rofai67423/
Rafhi67260/
Rofie67252/
Refaa67246/
Raifi67232/
Reefe67221/
Rofei67205/
Refet67181/
Rehfisch67180/
Rafui67179/
Refer67177/
Riefe67172/
Rahfi67157/
Roifi67134/
Reefhuis67125/
Reifeiss67123/
Reffa67115/
Reffe6781/
Refoy6774/
Rafoi6769/
Reffeitt6768/
Reife6750/
Rafij6742/
Rifii6738/
Rifgi6735/
Reifa6731/
Réffi6731/
Roefe6729/
Redfy6729/
Rephi6727/
Ryfai6726/
Rhofi6725/
Riefa6725/
Refee6722/
Rofih6719/
Ryofi6719/
Ropfi6717/
Reefa6715/
Rifiy6715/
Rofoi6713/
Risfi6712/
Rizfi6711/
Révfi6710/
Refej6710/
Ruifi679/
Rifie679/
Rifit678/
Rhifi678/
Reffy678/
Reyfa678/
Reyfe678/
Rofhi677/
Refey677/
Raefe677/
Rhafi676/
Hrefa675/
Refed675/
Răfoi675/
Reafy675/
Rejfa674/
Hreifish674/
Reafe673/
Rapfi673/
Rawfi673/
Rifio673/
Rifei673/
Reiffitt672/
Rifis672/
Refea672/
Revfy672/
Rayfi672/
Refaj671/
Redfe671/
Refoa671/
Refuy671/
Rifoi671/
Reefy671/
Reufe671/
Refeh671/
Refha671/
Rif'i671/
Rowfi671/
Rafiğ671/
Rrifi671/

Refi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refi in the Hindi language
रॅफीrephi-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Refi
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