Fordner Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fordner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fordner 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
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Fordner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fordner is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fordner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Fordner are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden Fordner is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 86 percent live and Västerbotten County, where 14 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live.

Fordner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fordner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Fordney86179/
Ferdner861/
Furdner861/
Fardner860/
Pferdner8032/
Fgardner803/
Fordinne801/
Fordny772/
Vardner7129/
Verdner710/
Fordnay710/
Fardnest670/
Fourdenny631/
Vardney574/
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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 Fordner
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