Refsum Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Refsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway881:58,4358,352
England121:4,643,172139,951
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Refsum Last Name Facts

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

Refsum has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refsum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Refsum is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Refsum occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Refsum live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 58,435. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent are found and Western Norway, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent are found.

Refsum Last Name Statistics demography

Refsum earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 72.59% more than the national average, earning 597,313 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refsem8312/
Rfsm801/
Refsoun77160/
Rehfsem7710/
Roefsema711/
Refssoun711/
Refsoune711/
Refson6782/
Rafsam671/
Rebsun671/
Refssoune671/
Revsam671/
Rufesm671/
Rifseim626/
Rafasma623/
Reavesm621/
Rafisam621/
Revasim621/
Reafson620/
Rvsm604/
Rovesoma577/
Ravassum571/
Reevesma571/
Rvsmi551/
Rofiisyam5340/
Reevesemo531/
Rafiuzzma531/
Rewson503/
Rafi Usama501/
Ravsam501/
Rafiuzaama501/
Rafi-Samii501/
Rifson501/

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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 Refsum
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