Refoyo Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Refoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5031:92,9467,757
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Refoyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Refoyo is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Refoyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refoyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 599,225th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Refoyo live; 97 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent live in Iberian Europe.

Refoyo is most widely held in Spain, where it is held by 503 people, or 1 in 92,946. In Spain it is most numerous in: Castile and León, where 59 percent are found, Basque Country, where 16 percent are found and Madrid, where 10 percent are found. Not including Spain Refoyo occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refoyos921/
Refoy9174/
Refojo83318/
Refuyo8326/
Refoya832/
Rofoyo831/
Refooa831/
Refoye831/
Refeyo831/
Redfoy830/
Rifoyho771/
Refoios771/
Refay734,185/
Refey737/
Refoe735/
Rifoy733/
Refou733/
Refye731/
Refuy731/
Refoa731/
Reffoios711/
Refaay674,754/
Refaiy671,508/
Reffay67615/
Refuya67141/
Reffey6750/
Refeya6712/
Refuio6711/
Refayi676/
Refoji675/
Refouh675/
Refa'y674/
Refaya673/
Refaye673/
Refijo672/
Refujo672/
Rifiyo671/
Refayy671/
Rafoya671/
Reefay671/
Reefye671/
Refiye671/
Refoud671/
Refoia671/
Refoue671/
Rifoya671/
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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 Refoyo
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