Forsdahl Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forsdahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsdahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway551:93,49612,846
Sweden221:447,58032,003
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Forsdahl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forsdahl is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsdahl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Forsdahl is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Forsdahl are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Norway, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 93,496. In Norway Forsdahl is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 55 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 22 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 15 percent are found. Barring Norway Forsdahl occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Forsdahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forsdahl surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forsdahl earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning 363,509 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.45% more than the national average, earning $52,403 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsdal9381/
Fersdahl8816/
Farsdahl8811/
Forsdale883/
Versdahl7545/
Farsdale7537/
Fursdale750/
Voursdall710/
Farsdol670/
Veråsdal6313/
Varsdall630/

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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 Forsdahl
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