Faksnes Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Faksnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faksnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway271:190,45522,163
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Faksnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faksnes is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faksnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faksnes is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Faksnes live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Faksnes is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 190,455. In Norway Faksnes is most common in: Western Norway, where 59 percent are found, Central Norway, where 26 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway it is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Faksnes Last Name Statistics demography

Faksnes earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 20.42% less than the national average, earning 275,424 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faksness935/
Viksnes7121/
Vaagsnes6715/
Vaiksnys675/
Vaiksnis672/
Fkasonso671/
Phaksansi6312/
Vaikshnys635/
Foukasians591/
Phakousons591/
Vigsnes57116/
Veksins5741/
Vågsnes5730/
Veksons571/
Veiksans5372/
Fox-Ness534/
Veiksins534/
Veiksens531/
Vigsnaes531/
Veiksnis531/
Fox-Hines501/
Vegazones501/

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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 Faksnes
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