Refin Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Refin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia901:327,71417,651
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
India111:69,733,217610,955
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Refin (372) may also be a first name.

Refin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Refin (Russian: Рефин) occurs most in Malaysia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Refin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Refin are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Refin is also the 450,135th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 372 people.

The last name Refin is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 327,714. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kelantan, where 31 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 19 percent reside and Terengganu, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refina91185/
Reffin91170/
Redfin9128/
Reufin9120/
Reifin912/
Refind912/
Refgin911/
Refn8928/
Reiffin8323/
Reffien836/
Reeffin830/
Rafin805,144/
Rifin801,884/
Rofin80385/
Refen8011/
Refne808/
Refim801/
Reifienė772/
Reeffing770/
Raffin736,888/
Riffin73883/
Roffin7351/
Rafien7349/
Reifen7343/
Roifin7317/
Raifin7315/
Rifing7312/
Refeen7312/
Rephin7310/
Rifina738/
Rifien734/
Reffen734/
Rifinì731/
Risfin731/
Refenc731/
Ryffin731/
Rofien730/
Rafn671,121/
Roeffen67411/
Reiffen67128/
Hriffin671/
Rofn671/
Rifffin671/
Raffien671/
Riffing671/
Raifina671/

Refin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refin in the Russian language
Рефинrefin-

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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 Refin
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