Refu Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Refu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 130 | 1:118,756 | 16,091 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Refu (1,285) may also be a first name.
Refu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Refu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Refu (Hindi: रेफु, Russian: Рефу) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Refu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,194,481st most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Refu live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Refu is also the 219,865th most widespread first name on earth, held by 1,285 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 118,756. In Zimbabwe Refu is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 58 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refus | 89 | 26 | / |
| Raefu | 89 | 17 | / |
| Refuh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Riefu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Refou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Refut | 89 | 1 | / |
| Refui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reffu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reufu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Refuy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rehfus | 80 | 141 | / |
| Rehfuß | 80 | 125 | / |
| Rhefus | 80 | 19 | / |
| Redfud | 80 | 19 | / |
| Refuss | 80 | 10 | / |
| Refouh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Refaut | 80 | 5 | / |
| Reifus | 80 | 4 | / |
| Reifut | 80 | 4 | / |
| Reffus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Refoud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Refhus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Reafus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Reyfus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rafu | 75 | 3,072 | / |
| Rifu | 75 | 175 | / |
| Rofu | 75 | 134 | / |
| Ryfu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rjfu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rehfuss | 73 | 414 | / |
| Reffouh | 73 | 137 | / |
| Refault | 73 | 32 | / |
| Raheefu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Reifuss | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rhiepfu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Roheefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rehfous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reafuhs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Reefust | 73 | 0 | / |
| Raifu | 67 | 13,112 | / |
| Rifau | 67 | 217 | / |
| Rafui | 67 | 179 | / |
| Reefhuis | 67 | 125 | / |
| Rafau | 67 | 53 | / |
| Rifou | 67 | 40 | / |
| Raffu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Rephu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ruifu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Roifu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Rafeu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ryofu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Rifud | 67 | 13 | / |
| Riffu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reffouch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Raafu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Refoe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rhafu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rayfu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rifus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Refoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehfauss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rawfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roffu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifut | 67 | 0 | / |
Refu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Refu in the Hindi language | ||
| रेफु | rephu | 66.67 |
| रेफू | rephu | 33.33 |
| Refu in the Russian language | ||
| Рефу | refu | - |
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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 Refu
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