Refugee Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Refugee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 89 | 1:862,725 | 42,012 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Refugee (24) may also be a first name.
Refugee Demographics
Average Refugee Salary in
United States
$10,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Refugee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Refugee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Refugee occurs most in Iran. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Refugee.
How Common Is The Last Name Refugee? popularity and diffusion
The last name Refugee is the 1,828,462nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Refugee live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Refugee is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 24 people.
Refugee is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 862,725. In Iran it is mostly found in: Gilan Province, where 43 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 28 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Iran Refugee occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.
Refugee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Refugee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Refugee surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Refugee Last Name Statistics demography
Refugee earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugees | 93 | 2 | / |
| Reffugee | 93 | 0 | / |
| Refuge | 92 | 129 | / |
| Reffuge | 86 | 12 | / |
| Refugea | 86 | 3 | / |
| Refigee | 86 | 2 | / |
| Reffigee | 80 | 34 | / |
| Rifungee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Refuse | 77 | 386 | / |
| Refuga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rifungjee | 75 | 19 | / |
| Reffuse | 71 | 35 | / |
| Refused | 71 | 6 | / |
| Refouse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Refungi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Refugui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Refugis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Refugid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Refougui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refugioi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rechfuse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Refusé | 62 | 2 | / |
| Rayfuse | 57 | 30 | / |
| Rifuiga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Raiffuse | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Refugee
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