Refref Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Refref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Refref 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
Turkey1291:603,26732,435
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Refref (202) may also be a first name.

Refref Last Name Facts

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

Refref has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refref? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,565,797th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Refref live; 53 percent live in West Asia and 53 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Refref is also the 637,340th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 202 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 603,267. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Nigde Province, where 54 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 46 percent live. Besides Turkey it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

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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Refraf835/
Refrif831/
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Rfrf803/
Refrafi77258/
Reffrew772/
Reifferf711/
Rafraf671,238/
Rafrif671/
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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 Refref
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