Refseth Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Refseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2341:21,9762,859
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Refseth Last Name Facts

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

Refseth is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Refseth.

How Common Is The Last Name Refseth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,055,483rd most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Refseth live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Refseth is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 21,976. In Norway Refseth is primarily concentrated in: Central Norway, where 66 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 21 percent live and Western Norway, where 8 percent live. Barring Norway Refseth exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Refseth Last Name Statistics demography

Refseth earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.99% less than the national average, earning 280,376 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refset923/
Refsethås883/
Refshøj7111/
Reffsøe714/
Rifsath712/
Rafasth711/
Rauf Sethi711/
Refsi67612/
Rewse6732/
Reifshie672/
Refsa672/
Rafzth621/
Rvisthu571/
Ravasthi531/
Rivositha501/

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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 Refseth
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