Rofors Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Rofors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rofors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Röfors (2) are calculated separately.

Rofors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rofors is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Röfors. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rofors? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rofors is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Rofors is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rofors reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Rofors is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 138,687. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Jönköping County, where 42 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 8 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röfors942/
Rosfors9210/
Rodfors925/
Rohfors921/
Refors8321/
Rafors8320/
Rofers834/
Roffers77420/
Röhfors7719/
Årefors7714/
Roforce7710/
Roffars771/
Rehfors770/
Roeffaers6777/
Rafurs673/
Rafers670/
Reffers6228/
Rophers623/
Reefers622/
Reufers621/
Raaphorst53880/

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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 Rofors
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