Refo Surname

307,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Refo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq8591:40,7701,750
Indonesia1471:899,65467,360
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Refo (274) may also be a first name.

Refo Last Name Facts

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

Refo is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 307,802nd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,939,320 people. The last name Refo occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Refo reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Levant. Refo is also the 536,832nd most common first name in the world, borne by 274 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is borne by 859 people, or 1 in 40,770. Beside Iraq it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Refo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Refo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Refo last name rose 4,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Refo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Refo last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Refo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $44,334 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Refos89315/
Refoy8974/
Reefo8915/
Refou893/
Refoh892/
Refoo891/
Refoa891/
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Refuoe8013/
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Rifo753,667/
Refa751,267/
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Reffouh73137/
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Reggifo731/
Reffoid731/
Rehfoos730/
Refat6740,304/
Riffo6715,740/
Raffo679,050/
Refas673,937/
Roffo67390/
Refaa67246/
Resfa67214/
Refah67134/
Refad67116/
Reffa67115/
Rafoi6769/
Rifou6740/
Reifa6731/
Rafoo6726/
Riefa6725/
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Reefa6715/
Rofoi6713/
Revoh6710/
Refát6710/
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Raifo677/
Răfoi675/
Rifoh675/
Hrefa675/
Refaz675/
Rejfa674/
Rifoy673/
Rafuo672/
Repho672/
Rifot671/
Rezfa671/
Ridfo671/
Raefa671/
Reffhood671/
Ryffo671/
Rifoi671/
Rifoo671/
Roefa671/
Rofoj671/
Refga671/
Refaï671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Refo
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