Forsmo Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forsmo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3021:17,0272,096
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Sweden191:518,25037,550
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Forsmo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forsmo is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsmo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 714,947th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,817,961 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Forsmo live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 17,027. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Northern Norway, where 55 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Central Norway, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Norway it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Forsmo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forsmo are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forsmo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning 295,282 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $51,515 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsmoo9224/
Forsmoe927/
Forismo921/
Forisomo861/
Forsom8360/
Forsum8347/
Frismo8319/
Forsem8312/
Fresmo834/
Forsim833/
Forsma832/
Forsam832/
Frasmo831/
Frsm802/
Forisma77168/
Foersom77113/
Forcemo7731/
Frösemo7713/
Frisemo7712/
Foresmy7711/
Forisme776/
Forsemi775/
Forcimo772/
Frossmo772/
Foërsom772/
Forzamo771/
Forssam771/
Foresme771/
Frism731/
Farsm731/
Forsheim7110/
Foriseme712/
Frausimo711/
Freesumo711/
Farsam6794/
Frisma6784/
Vrismo6719/
Fersum6715/
Vorsum6715/
Forcim679/
Farism674/
Forzam673/
Farsom673/
Farsim673/
Fursom672/
Frasem671/
Freism671/
Fresmi671/
Friism671/
Fursam671/
Ferissimo671/
Virsmo671/
Forzem671/
Forzim671/
Forcem671/
Fresim671/
Firsam671/
Frisum670/
Feersma6217/
Voersma628/
Versma501/

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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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  • 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 Forsmo
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