Refko Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Refko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Refko (103) may also be a first name.

Refko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refko (Russian: Рефко) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Refko are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 930,172nd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 103 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 22,761,348. In Ukraine Refko is mostly found in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 50 percent reside and Ternopil Oblast, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent reside and Slovakia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refkho9152/
Revko801,461/
Refka80192/
Rafko8090/
Rewko8059/
Rifko807/
Ryfko805/
Rofko800/
Hrifko7338/
Riefka739/
Reifka735/
Hryfko734/
Riffko734/
Hrevko732/
Retvko732/
Refkah731/
Rafkoo731/
Reabko731/
Rzhevko671/

Refko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refko in the Russian language
Рефкоrefko-

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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 Refko
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