Fjord Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Fjord Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Fjord Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2431:23,2292,365
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Fjord (32) may also be a first name.

Fjord Last Name Facts

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

Fjord occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fjord? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,011,991st most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Fjord live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia. Fjord is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 32 people.

It is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 23,229. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 39 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 28 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Denmark Fjord occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Øfjord9122/
Åfjord912/
Fjordd911/
Fjor891/
Fijor80170/
Feord8049/
Fiord8011/
Fajor803/
Fojor802/
Fyord801/
Feijor732/
Fior675,723/
Fjar67137/
Feor6744/
Fsor671/
Fcor671/
Fzor671/
Wjor671/
Vjor671/
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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 Fjord
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