Fitjar Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fitjar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fitjar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway771:66,7839,424
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Fitjar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fitjar occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fitjar? popularity and diffusion

Fitjar is the 2,121,169th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fitjar reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 66,783. In Norway Fitjar is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 97 percent are found, Central Norway, where 1 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 1 percent are found. Not including Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Fitjar Last Name Statistics demography

Fitjar earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning 363,198 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fijar91282/
Faijar8344/
Fityar834/
Faisjar771/
Fithiar770/
Fitzaur770/
Fijor73170/
Fizar73156/
Fisar7336/
Ficar7313/
Fejar733/
Fitchard7149/
Fitzharr714/
Fuidjear713/
Faizar67672/
Faisar67248/
Fejjar67170/
Fitcheard6752/
Fiziar6727/
Fisard6718/
Faicar675/
Fedjar674/
Fetiar674/
Fitcor674/
Fajjar673/
Fisatr673/
Ficarr672/
Fiscar672/
Feijor672/
Fiesar671/
Fiezar671/
Fetyar671/
Fayjar671/
Fujjar671/
Feicar671/
Fizhar671/
Fejare671/
Féjard671/
Fizear670/
Fizard670/
Fetzar670/
Fisgar670/

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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 Fitjar
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