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

The surname Forness (Russian: Форнесс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forness? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forness is the 415,769th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Forness live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 462,320. In The United States Forness is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Minnesota, where 12 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Forness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forness last name expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forness surname are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the political 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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