Rosef Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rosef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rosef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway291:177,32021,035
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rosef (40) may also be a first name.

Rosef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rosef occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rosef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Rosef occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Rosef reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 40 people.

Rosef is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 177,320. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 62 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 34 percent are found and Western Norway, where 3 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Rosef Last Name Statistics demography

Rosef earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.18% less than the national average, earning 279,696 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roseff91128/
Rousef911/
Rosefe911/
Rossef911/
Rouseff8337/
Roussef836/
Rosseff835/
Rouseef831/
Rosiefe831/
Rosseft830/
Rosev8035/
Rusef8019/
Rasef8016/
Rosif8015/
Roseb805/
Rosew802/
Resef800/
Rousseff7747/
Reshef731,568/
Rashef73350/
Rassef73138/
Rosiev7368/
Roseev7340/
Roseva7339/
Ruseff7333/
Roseuw7333/
Roshev7328/
Raseef7326/
Rozeff7315/
Roshif7315/
Russef7314/
Ruseft739/
Rousev737/
Rossev736/
Rossew734/
Rosebø734/
Rosseb733/
Ressef732/
Roseph732/
Rossif732/
Roscev732/
Roseav732/
Rozief731/
Rousif731/
Rosevs731/
Rousew730/
Hroshev67555/
Rossebø67246/
Roussev67169/
Rossiev67155/
Russeff67113/
Rosseev6794/
Resheff6727/
Rosheva6725/
Rasheef6713/
Rosseaw6710/
Rasheff679/
Roschev678/
Rosseuw677/
Rouseva673/
Rodtsev673/
Rosyoff673/
Rosceva672/
Rosseva672/
Royjeff672/
Rhassef672/
Russeft671/
Rocheff671/
Roosevt671/
Royshev671/
Roushif671/
Rousheb671/
Roussew671/
Roussif671/
Rosseph671/
Rouseaw670/

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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 Rosef
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