Forsius Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Forsius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 39 | 1:140,941 | 13,163 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Forsius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forsius Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forsius is more frequently found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forsius? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Forsius reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequent in Finland, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 140,941. In Finland Forsius is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 87 percent live, Päijänne Tavastia, where 10 percent live and Ostrobothnia, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Finland Forsius occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 29 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.
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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 Forsius
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