Refilwe Surname
Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname
Refilwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 1,059 | 1:2,065 | 207 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Refilwe (30,941) may also be a first name.
Refilwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Refilwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Refilwe occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Refilwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 338,992nd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The last name Refilwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Refilwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 27,265th most numerous first name in the world, held by 30,941 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is borne by 1,059 people, or 1 in 2,065. Besides Botswana this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Refilwe
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