Refojos Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Refojos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refojos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2901:161,21411,695
Argentina1971:216,97217,873
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Réfojos (1) are calculated separately.

Refojos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Refojos is found most in Spain. It may be found as: Réfojos. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refojos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 584,278th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname Refojos is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Refojos are found; 54 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Refojos is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 161,214. In Spain Refojos is most common in: Galicia, where 95 percent live, Basque Country, where 4 percent live and Andalusia, where 0 percent live. Barring Spain this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 37 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réfojos951/
Refojes8617/
Refoyos861/
Refoios861/
Refocos861/
Reffoios801/
Refojies801/
Rehfous711/
Refouse711/
Reffóios674/
Refugios674/
Refais626/
Refues623/
Rifios622/
Refyes621/
Refias621/
Reifeis57118/
Rehfues574/
Rifoise571/
Refacas571/
Reifies571/
Refeesh571/
Rehfais570/
Reefhuis53125/
Reifeiss53123/
Refausse5338/
Reffouch539/
Rehfuess533/
Reifiess531/
Rehfauss531/
Resfeast530/
Rhephious504/
Reifheise500/

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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
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  • 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 Refojos
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