Refsal Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Refsal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refsal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Refsal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Refsal is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Refsal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refsal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Refsal is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Refsal live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 40 percent reside, Iowa, where 27 percent reside and Michigan, where 20 percent reside. Outside of The United States Refsal occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Refsal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Refsal last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Refsal earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refsahl92100/
Refshal928/
Rafsal8337/
Refzal834/
Rifsal832/
Rifshal771/
Rofsall770/
Refsholt7126/
Rifzal6732/
Rafsol6717/
Revjal671/
Rafschall670/
Revcal670/
Rafshol6232/
Rowsall622/
Rawsall621/
Rivcal500/

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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 Refsal
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