Reftel Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Reftel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Reftel 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
Sweden241:410,28229,154
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Reftel Last Name Facts

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

Reftel occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Reftel.

How Common Is The Last Name Reftel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reftel is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Reftel reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 410,282. In Sweden Reftel is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 58 percent reside, Halland County, where 25 percent reside and Skåne County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Sweden this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

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
Reftell924/
Roftel834/
Revtel832/
Raftell7797/
Raftl7316/
Rafthell711/
Riffttel711/
Rawtel6710/
Ravtel677/
Raavtel621/
Rowtell620/
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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 Reftel
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