Refugia Surname

227,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Refugia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refugia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,6621:60,91310,302
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guam11:160,1214,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Refugia (4,769) may also be a first name.

Refugia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refugia is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Refugia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refugia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 227,044th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,078,089 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Refugia reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 99,062nd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,769 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,662 people, or 1 in 60,913. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Ilocos, where 44 percent reside, Bicol, where 13 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Mexico, where 2 percent reside.

Refugia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Refugia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Refugia last name grew 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Refugia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Refugia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.71% less than the national average, earning $40,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $52,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refugio867,298/
Refujia86129/
Rifugia8610/
Refugea863/
Refuyia862/
Refogia861/
Refegia861/
Refia8398/
Rrefugio801/
Refugioi801/
Refoua7776/
Riefia7730/
Refiah776/
Refiat772/
Refias771/
Refuja771/
Refija770/
Refogio7182/
Rifugio7130/
Refujio7130/
Refusat711/
Refegio711/
Rifogia711/
Rifujia711/
Refiaey711/
Rifia6723/
Rifuggio673/
Refuirzo672/
Refea672/
Refio671/

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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 Refugia
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