Forness Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Forness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7841:462,32039,439
Norway181:285,68329,080
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Forness Last Name Facts

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

Forness (Russian: Форнесс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 415,769th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Forness are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Forness is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 784 people, or 1 in 462,320. In The United States Forness is most frequent in: New York, where 14 percent live, Minnesota, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Forness occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Forness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forness surname grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forness are 14.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.29% registered with the party.

The amount Forness earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.62% less than the national average, earning 240,107 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.67% less than the national average, earning $39,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourness9397/
Fornes927,181/
Furness868,475/
Fornies86761/
Fournes86595/
Forneas86356/
Farness86221/
Forniss86149/
Ferness8620/
Fornges8611/
Fornest8610/
Forneus866/
Forneis862/
Forhnes861/
Forneys861/
Forrnes860/
Forgnes860/
Forne83879/
Fournies8063/
Fourniss8026/
Fournest809/
Fournets806/
Farrness801/
Furrness800/
Voorness800/
Furnness800/
Forner7710,361/
Forney779,551/
Farnes771,563/
Fornea771,556/
Furnes771,149/
Fornis771,061/
Fornet771,022/
Fernes77181/
Vornes77148/
Fornez77114/
Fourne77112/
Fornés77100/
Fornie7754/
Fornge7726/
Fornei7723/
Förnes7719/
Fornäs7714/
Fornée777/
Fornex775/
Fornís775/
Forneh772/
Fornès772/
Fornee771/
Forgne770/
Forned770/
Furinness751/
Fournet716,250/
Furniss716,099/
Fournie711,811/
Farnese71948/
Fourney71499/
Fournis71435/
Fournez71209/
Varness71100/
Fourner7167/
Förnges7167/
Verness7158/
Fürniss7145/
Fornett7143/
Fournex7142/
Farniss7133/
Farnest7127/
Fornech7125/
Fournee7116/
Fournès7113/
Fórneas7110/
Furnies715/
Ferneus715/
Ferniss714/
Farneis714/
Fournée714/
Fornios714/
Fornhed713/
Forneth712/
Fernies712/
Farnesh712/
Furnesh711/
Fornish711/
Fornner711/
Fornais711/
Fornyos711/
Forgnet711/
Farnees711/
Furneis710/
Fournea710/
Forhney710/
Forgner710/
Furnnes710/
Foorney710/
Fornise710/
Fornher710/
Forrner710/
Furnest710/
Furnese710/
Forhner710/
Fornist710/
Forni6710,032/
Farne672,395/
Forny67441/
Forna67392/
Fournais67123/
Fourniez67123/
Vorne6788/
Fourniea6751/
Forné6744/
Pharness6729/
Fournett6716/
Fornehed6714/
Forná675/
Voornees673/
Voornies672/
Fournois672/
Fourgner671/
Fournice671/
Furnisse671/
Voorneis671/
Fuurniss671/
Fornhead671/
Fornè671/
Ffournet671/
Farnaiss671/
Varnness670/
Farnisse670/

Forness Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forness in the Russian language
Форнессforness-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forness
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