Forfang Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Forfang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 201 | 1:25,584 | 3,445 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Forfang Demographics
Average Forfang Salary in
United States
$64,987 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forfang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forfang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forfang is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forfang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Forfang is the 998,609th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Forfang reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name Forfang is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 25,584. In Norway Forfang is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 41 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 28 percent reside and Central Norway, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Norway this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.
Forfang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Forfang are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Forfang earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning 375,958 kr per year and in United States they earn 50.61% more than the national average, earning $64,987 USD per year.
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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 Forfang
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