Refig Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Refig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria161:2,414,47244,357
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Refig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refig occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Refig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Refig is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Refig are found; 73 percent are found in North Africa and 73 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,414,472. Excluding Algeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and Spain, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reifig9178/
Refeigh831/
Refik80438/
Rofig8083/
Refiq8061/
Rafig8055/
Refic803/
Rafigh73100/
Roefik7331/
Rifigh7312/
Reafiq734/
Refaiq732/
Refiqe732/
Refeiq732/
Refick731/
Raffig731/
Reffik731/
Raefik731/
Refique67105/
Reafiqe671/
Raffigh671/
Reafieq671/
Reaffiq671/

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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 Refig
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