Fodnes Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fodnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fodnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1301:39,5565,626
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Fodnes Last Name Facts

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

Fodnes is most common in Norway. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fodnes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Fodnes reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 39,556. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 77 percent live, Western Norway, where 19 percent live and Central Norway, where 4 percent live. Not including Norway Fodnes is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live.

Fodnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fodnes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fodnes last name decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fodnes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fodnes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.11% less than the national average, earning 304,165 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fodness92444/
Fodne9119/
Fadnes83265/
Fudnes830/
Fodner830/
Fadness77693/
Foudner772/
Fosdner770/
Fodnece770/
Fodniss770/
Fadne73311/
Vodne733/
Fadnis673,465/
Fadner6786/
Vodney6727/
Foudna6711/
Vadnes671/

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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 Fodnes
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