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

The surname Refseth is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Refseth is the 1,055,483rd most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. Refseth is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Refseth are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous 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 reside, Eastern Norway, where 21 percent reside and Western Norway, where 8 percent reside. Besides Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

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
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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 Refseth
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