Roefstra Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Roefstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roefstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Roefstra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roefstra is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roefstra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roefstra is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Roefstra occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Roefstra are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 938,176. In The Netherlands Roefstra is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 67 percent live, Utrecht, where 28 percent live and South Holland, where 6 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Curaçao, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roofstra882/
Roe-Foster781/
Rovestri754/
Rovester751/
Refister751/
Roufsitor710/
Rfoster670/
Revestir63180/
Revester637/
Revister632/
Revsäter632/
Revestri632/
Revestre631/
Refsider630/
Riefsider590/
Reifsider590/
Rvstar578/
Rif Wester561/
Ravistre502/
Ravistar501/
Ravustar501/

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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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  • 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 Roefstra
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