Refoufi Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Refoufi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Refoufi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6091:63,43410,491
France1091:609,38380,423
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Refoufi Last Name Facts

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

Refoufi has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refoufi? popularity and diffusion

Refoufi is the 465,182nd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,065,671 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Refoufi are found; 84 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 63,434. In Algeria Refoufi is most frequent in: Sétif Province, where 89 percent reside, Tlemcen Province, where 11 percent reside and Boumerdès Province, where 0 percent reside. Not including Algeria Refoufi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Refafa621,565/
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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 Refoufi
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