Fagerheim Surname

393,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fagerheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fagerheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8291:6,203626
Sweden221:447,58032,003
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Fagerheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fagerheim is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fagerheim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 393,872nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,124,354 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Fagerheim are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 829 people, or 1 in 6,203. In Norway Fagerheim is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 39 percent live, Western Norway, where 27 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 26 percent live. Beside Norway Fagerheim exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Fagerheim Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fagerheim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning 320,110 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 289.64% more than the national average, earning $193,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fagerhem948/
Vagheraim671/
Fagaram631/
Vageram631/
Fogarim631/
Vagharim5991/
Vagheram594/
Vagharuim5636/
Vagheraum561/
Vaghariim561/
Vagharaham531/
Vogarim5042/
Vagaram5010/

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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 Fagerheim
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