Forchhammer Surname
Approximately 595 people bear this surname
Forchhammer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 320 | 1:251,580 | 27,249 |
| Denmark | 246 | 1:22,946 | 2,329 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Forchhammer Demographics
Average Forchhammer Salary in
Norway
376,863 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Forchhammer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forchhammer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forchhammer has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forchhammer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 540,057th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Forchhammer live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 251,580. In Germany Forchhammer is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 98 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 0 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 41 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.
Forchhammer Last Name Statistics demography
Forchhammer earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning 376,863 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forchammer | 95 | 4 | / |
| Forchhamme | 95 | 1 | / |
| Forkhammer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forchheimer | 82 | 115 | / |
| Forkhamer | 80 | 32 | / |
| Forchemer | 80 | 4 | / |
| Forcheimer | 76 | 17 | / |
| Feurhammer | 76 | 0 | / |
| Vorchheimer | 73 | 125 | / |
| Forscheimer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pforccheimer | 70 | 0 | / |
| Vorcheimer | 67 | 46 | / |
| Farzammehr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Farjammehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forsheimer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pforzheimer | 64 | 52 | / |
| Vorscheimer | 64 | 1 | / |
| Farhamei | 63 | 11 | / |
| Forshami | 63 | 8 | / |
| Vorsamer | 63 | 3 | / |
| Forjames | 63 | 0 | / |
| Fordjames | 60 | 1 | / |
| Farhami | 56 | 16 | / |
| Farhamy | 56 | 11 | / |
| Farkhami | 53 | 14 | / |
| Farzamie | 53 | 7 | / |
| Farshami | 53 | 6 | / |
| Farzanme | 53 | 1 | / |
| Forgiome | 53 | 1 | / |
| Farkhahmi | 50 | 5 | / |
| Farrjames | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Forchhammer
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