Refuge Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Refuge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refuge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
France111:6,038,429280,838
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England31:18,572,686338,250
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Refuge (234) may also be a first name.

Refuge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refuge has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Refuge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,581,912th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Refuge live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Refuge is also the 585,759th most frequently held first name globally, held by 234 people.

The surname Refuge is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 36 percent live, Louisiana, where 30 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States Refuge is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Refuge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Refuge has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 730 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Refuge Last Name Statistics demography

Refuge earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.82% less than the national average, earning $32,441 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refugee92102/
Reffuge9212/
Refugea923/
Refugees862/
Reffugee860/
Refuse83386/
Refuga832/
Refige831/
Rafuge831/
Reffuse7735/
Refused776/
Refugis771/
Refungi771/
Refouse771/
Refugui771/
Refugid771/
Refougui711/
Refugioi711/
Rechfuse710/
Refusé672/
Rayfuse6230/
Rifuiga621/
Raiffuse570/
Rifuji50124/
Rifigi501/

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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 Refuge
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