Refsdal Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Refsdal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refsdal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3051:16,8602,065
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Refsdal Last Name Facts

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

Refsdal occurs most in Norway. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Refsdal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Refsdal is the 791,719th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Refsdal are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 16,860. In Norway Refsdal is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 57 percent reside, Western Norway, where 39 percent reside and Central Norway, where 2 percent reside. Beside Norway it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Japan, where 1 percent reside.

Refsdal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Refsdal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Refsdal last name expanded 586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Refsdal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Refsdal last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Refsdal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning 348,070 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.34% more than the national average, earning $56,670 USD per year.

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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
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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 Refsdal
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