Forselius Surname
Approximately 498 people bear this surname
Forselius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 352 | 1:27,974 | 2,277 |
| United States | 61 | 1:5,941,950 | 288,805 |
| Finland | 45 | 1:122,149 | 11,804 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Förselius (9) are calculated separately.
Forselius Demographics
Average Forselius Salary in
United States
$58,367 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forselius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forselius Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forselius is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Förselius. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forselius? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 617,991st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Forselius are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 27,974. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 46 percent live, Gävleborg County, where 13 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Sweden it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Finland, where 9 percent live.
Forselius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Forselius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forselius last name expanded 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Forselius Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Forselius surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.25% registered with the party.
The amount Forselius earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.29% less than the national average, earning 234,330 kr per year and in United States they earn 35.27% more than the national average, earning $58,367 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Forselius
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