Refugio Surname

68,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Refugio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refugio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,1801:24,2203,215
Mexico2,8141:44,1102,414
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England31:18,572,686338,250
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Refugio (68,039) may also be a first name.

Refugio Last Name Facts

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

Refugio occurs most in The Philippines. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Refugio? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,073rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 998,568 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Refugio live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 14,204th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 68,039 people.

The last name Refugio is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4,180 people, or 1 in 24,220. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 20 percent live, Bicol, where 15 percent live and National Capital Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Refugio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Refugio has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Refugio surname increased 6,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Refugio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Refugio last name are 39.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.59% being registered to vote for the party.

Refugio earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.78% less than the national average, earning $30,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rrefugio931/
Refugioi931/
Refugia861,787/
Refogio8682/
Refujio8630/
Rifugio8630/
Refegio861/
Refio831/
Rifuggio803/
Refuirzo802/
Refuso772/
Refijo772/
Refujo772/
Reafio771/
Refioe771/
Refujia71129/
Rifugia7110/
Refusco713/
Refurzo713/
Refuyia712/
Refogia711/
Refegia711/
Refia6798/
Rifio673/
Refeurzo671/

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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
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  • 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 Refugio
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