Where Does The Last Name Refke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Refke occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,931,261^st most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Refke are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Refke is also the 2,523,061^st most commonly held forename internationally, held by 19 people.

Refke is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 1,045,525. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.