Forsland Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forsland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1831:28,1003,856
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Forsland Last Name Facts

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

Forsland is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 749,861st most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. The surname Forsland is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Forsland live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 28,100. In Norway it is most numerous in: Northern Norway, where 41 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 39 percent are found and Western Norway, where 14 percent are found. Other than Norway Forsland occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Forsland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forsland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forsland surname rose 815 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forsland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forsland last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Forsland earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.29% less than the national average, earning 286,228 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $47,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $47,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foirsland941/
Forslan930/
Fursland88122/
Forslound821/
Farslan801/
Versland75226/
Furzland7562/
Farslane751/
Furchland719/
Forzuellan671/
Farzlan671/
Farsloun6313/
Forcillon5917/
Forcellon591/

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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 Forsland
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