Refu Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Refu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1301:118,75616,091
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

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

The surname Refu (Hindi: रेफु, Russian: Рефу) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refu? popularity and diffusion

Refu is the 1,194,481st most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Refu occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Refu reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 219,865th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 1,285 people.

Refu is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 118,756. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 58 percent are found, Harare Province, where 25 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refus8926/
Raefu8917/
Refuh893/
Riefu893/
Refou893/
Refut891/
Refui891/
Reffu891/
Reufu891/
Refuy891/
Rehfus80141/
Rehfuß80125/
Rhefus8019/
Redfud8019/
Refuss8010/
Refouh805/
Refaut805/
Reifus804/
Reifut804/
Reffus801/
Refoud801/
Refhus800/
Reafus800/
Reyfus800/
Rafu753,072/
Rifu75175/
Rofu75134/
Ryfu754/
Rjfu752/
Rehfuss73414/
Reffouh73137/
Refault7332/
Raheefu7310/
Reifuss736/
Rhiepfu733/
Roheefu731/
Rehfous731/
Reafuhs730/
Reefust730/
Raifu6713,112/
Rifau67217/
Rafui67179/
Reefhuis67125/
Rafau6753/
Rifou6740/
Raffu6740/
Rephu6733/
Ruifu6728/
Roifu6727/
Rafeu6726/
Ryofu6724/
Rifud6713/
Riffu6710/
Reffouch679/
Raafu676/
Refoe675/
Rhafu674/
Rayfu674/
Rifus673/
Refoo671/
Rafuh671/
Rehfauss671/
Rawfu671/
Roffu671/
Rhofu671/
Riofu671/
Rifut670/

Refu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Refu in the Hindi language
रेफुrephu66.67
रेफूrephu33.33
Refu in the Russian language
Рефуrefu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Refu
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