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

Refuge is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Refuge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Refuge are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 585,759th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 234 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States Refuge is mostly found in: Texas, where 36 percent reside, Louisiana, where 30 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Refuge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Refuge has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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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