Refvik Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Refvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3211:16,0201,940
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Canada391:944,75971,777
Denmark71:806,38843,211
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Refvik Last Name Facts

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

Refvik is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refvik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 697,244th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Refvik are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Refvik is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 16,020. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 76 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 19 percent live and Southern Norway, where 4 percent live. Beside Norway this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Refvik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Refvik last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Refvik earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning 321,629 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.04% more than the national average, earning $50,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $46,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafevik771/
Rafivk673/
Rafphik621/
Rfvq601/
Rfvg601/
Rvfk601/
Reifbäck5730/
Raufovic571/
Raviphak571/
Hrvoević571/
Ravaphik571/
Raifović571/
Rvović50625/
Rvovic505/
Rafifq501/
Rafefq501/
Rivfka501/

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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 Refvik
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