Refsem Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Refsem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Refsem Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway111:467,48139,375
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
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  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Refsem Demographics

Average Refsem Salary in
Norway

282,529 kr

Per year
Rank:
46,402 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000181105
Rank: 42,547 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
81.64%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Refsem Last Name Facts

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

Refsem is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Refsem.

How Common Is The Last Name Refsem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Refsem occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Refsem live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 467,481. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Barring Norway Refsem occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Refsem Last Name Statistics demography

Refsem earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.36% less than the national average, earning 282,529 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rehfsem9210/
Rifseim776/
Riefsen774/
Reabsem770/
Refsoune711/
Refson6782/
Revsen6715/
Refsin6710/
Revsam671/
Refssoune671/
Rebsen670/
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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 Refsem
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