Foersom Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Foersom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 110 | 1:51,316 | 5,275 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Foërsom (2) are calculated separately.
Foersom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foersom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foersom is found most frequently in Denmark. It can occur as a variant: Foërsom. For other possible spellings of Foersom click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foersom? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,718,748th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name Foersom is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Foersom are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 51,316. In Denmark Foersom is most frequent in: Region Zealand, where 39 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 30 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 22 percent live. Outside of Denmark it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Luxembourg, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foërsom | 95 | 2 | / |
| Forsom | 92 | 60 | / |
| Fearsom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foerson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Farsom | 77 | 3 | / |
| Forsam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fursom | 77 | 2 | / |
| Versom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forsham | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faerson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Farshom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phorsom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phersom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vorsoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forssam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voursoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farshoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farschom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foorsham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Farsam | 62 | 94 | / |
| Ferzam | 62 | 21 | / |
| Forzam | 62 | 3 | / |
| Farzom | 62 | 2 | / |
| Fursam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Farsham | 57 | 35 | / |
| Varsoum | 57 | 3 | / |
| Pharsom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fursham | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ferrzam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Farzoom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Veersham | 53 | 7 | / |
| Vhersham | 53 | 1 | / |
| Farscham | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Foersom
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