Farsund Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Farsund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farsund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1841:27,9473,825
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Farsund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farsund is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farsund? popularity and diffusion

The last name Farsund is the 1,185,157th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Farsund live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Farsund is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 27,947. In Norway Farsund is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 80 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 15 percent live and Central Norway, where 2 percent live. Other than Norway this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Farsund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Farsund are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Farsund earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.31% less than the national average, earning 320,790 kr per year and in United States they earn 81.64% more than the national average, earning $78,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farsun9277/
Farsoun8682/
Försund8610/
Forsund865/
Farzund862/
Farssoun801/
Farzaund801/
Farson77977/
Farjun7740/
Forsun7712/
Farzun774/
Fearson71239/
Forsung71149/
Farjoun7139/
Fairson7111/
Fahrson7110/
Farchun717/
Pfarson712/
Farzond711/
Farzuin711/
Farjune711/
Farshon711/
Farrson710/
Farschon67131/
Fardjoun672/
Fearsonn672/
Forschun671/
Farshoum671/

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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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  • 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 Farsund
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