Forlund Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forlund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Forlund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forlund is found most in Sweden. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forlund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Forlund are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Norrbotten County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden Forlund is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farlund8617/
Furlund8614/
Forlung863/
Ferlund862/
Vorlund861/
Forlune860/
Faarlund8038/
Fehrlund8035/
Faerlund800/
Fourloun800/
Forlon7714/
Forlum770/
Farlun770/
Fourlon7161/
Vörlund7115/
Varlund713/
Farlune710/
Vaarlund6712/
Forillon671/
Fourillon6317/
Farlon6243/
Farlum621/
Farllon571/

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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 Forlund
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