Refos Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Refos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname2171:2,547375
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Refos (23) may also be a first name.

Refos Last Name Facts

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

Refos (Marathi: रॅफोस) has its highest incidence in Suriname. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 862,604th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Refos are found; 69 percent are found in South America and 69 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

Refos is most widely held in Suriname, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 2,547. Besides Suriname this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Refos Last Name Statistics demography

Refos earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 158.12% more than the national average, earning $111,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refo891,227/
Refouse831/
Rehfous831/
Rehfoos830/
Refas803,937/
Reffo801,014/
Refoy8074/
Rafos8056/
Refus8026/
Rifos8018/
Reefo8015/
Ryfos808/
Rofos803/
Refou803/
Refoh802/
Refoo801/
Refoa801/
Refoc801/
Repfo800/
Reffas733,126/
Refuse73386/
Refass73384/
Rafoss73334/
Rehfus73141/
Riffos7328/
Rhefus7319/
Raffos7315/
Refuoe7313/
Refuss7310/
Rafosh737/
Reupfo736/
Redfoo736/
Reifas735/
Refouh735/
Reifus734/
Rofoss734/
Rafois734/
Refash732/
Refoud731/
Refase731/
Reffus731/
Refoot731/
Refooa731/
Refhus730/
Roefas730/
Reafus730/
Reyfus730/
Redfoy730/
Resfas730/
Rifo673,667/
Refa671,267/
Rehfuss67414/
Reffass67280/
Redfoot67239/
Reffouh67137/
Reffuse6735/
Reifuss676/
Rifoise671/
Reggifo671/
Reffoid671/
Refasse671/
Reffase671/
Reafuhs670/
Reefust670/

Refos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refos in the Marathi language
रॅफोसrephosa-

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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 Refos
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