Refne Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Refne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway71:734,61250,907
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Refne Last Name Facts

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

Refne is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Refne click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Refne are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Refne is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 734,612. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Refne Last Name Statistics demography

Refne earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.19% less than the national average, earning 251,991 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refner9173/
Refnes9115/
Refn8928/
Reffner83867/
Reifner8366/
Refness838/
Reafner830/
Refni80553/
Refin80131/
Refna8017/
Refen8011/
Refem805/
Refenner7738/
Refennge770/
Refina73185/
Reffin73170/
Rifner7384/
Revfem7351/
Reifen7343/
Redfin7328/
Reufin7320/
Refeen7312/
Reffen734/
Reifin732/
Redfem732/
Refind732/
Refenc731/
Refgin731/
Reiffen67128/
Riffner67106/
Reiffin6723/
Rafenne6716/
Reffien676/
Rayfene671/
Reeffin670/
Ruifner670/

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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 Refne
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