Forhammar Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Forhammar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
The alternate forms: Förhammar (5) are calculated separately.
Forhammar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forhammar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forhammar is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also appear in the variant forms: Förhammar. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forhammar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Forhammar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Forhammar reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name Forhammar is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Uppsala County, where 50 percent are found, Skåne County, where 33 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Korea, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Förhammar | 96 | 5 | / |
| Furhammar | 89 | 16 | / |
| Färhammar | 89 | 6 | / |
| Värhammar | 78 | 2 | / |
| Varhammar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Faramar | 75 | 108 | / |
| Foremar | 75 | 25 | / |
| Voramar | 75 | 10 | / |
| Faramarz | 71 | 2,566 | / |
| Faramare | 71 | 2 | / |
| Voraamar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faramard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varamar | 63 | 17 | / |
| Veramar | 63 | 3 | / |
| Foremor | 63 | 2 | / |
| Faremar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Feremar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pharamar | 59 | 7 | / |
| Varamair | 59 | 2 | / |
| Varanmar | 59 | 1 | / |
| Varaamar | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vharamar | 59 | 1 | / |
| Farzamour | 56 | 7 | / |
| Phuramard | 56 | 6 | / |
| Pharamard | 56 | 1 | / |
| Phuramart | 56 | 1 | / |
| Varomar | 50 | 1 | / |
| Veromar | 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 Forhammar
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