Fagerholt Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fagerholt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fagerholt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2021:25,4573,418
Denmark521:108,55210,139
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Fägerholt (20) are calculated separately.

Fagerholt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fagerholt is most common in Norway. It can appear as a variant: Fägerholt. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fagerholt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fagerholt is the 895,817th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Fagerholt live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 25,457. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 41 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 34 percent reside and Western Norway, where 19 percent reside. Beside Norway this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Fagerholt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fagerholt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fagerholt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fagerholt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning 330,659 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.38% less than the national average, earning $36,514 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fagerholt
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