Forssell Surname
Approximately 1,906 people bear this surname
Forssell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,078 | 1:9,134 | 825 |
| Finland | 460 | 1:11,949 | 1,822 |
| United States | 193 | 1:1,878,026 | 122,158 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Förssell (3) are calculated separately.
Forssell Demographics
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Forssell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forssell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forssell is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Förssell. Click here for other possible spellings of Forssell.
How Common Is The Last Name Forssell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 215,535th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,823,476 people. The surname Forssell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Forssell live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,078 people, or 1 in 9,134. In Sweden Forssell is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent are found, Västerbotten County, where 12 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Forssell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Forssell last name are 6.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.45% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Forssell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning 312,778 kr per year; in United States they earn 44.32% more than the national average, earning $62,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.56% less than the national average, earning $47,415 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Förssell | 96 | 3 | / |
| Forsell | 93 | 4,296 | / |
| Forssel | 93 | 6 | / |
| Forshell | 88 | 40 | / |
| Forsel | 86 | 59 | / |
| Forsshéll | 82 | 11 | / |
| Forcell | 80 | 53 | / |
| Forséll | 80 | 12 | / |
| Forsuel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fursell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forgell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Farsell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fourcell | 75 | 19 | / |
| Forshill | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phorsell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Forgel | 71 | 53 | / |
| Fursel | 71 | 45 | / |
| Forcel | 71 | 24 | / |
| Fersel | 71 | 17 | / |
| Forsil | 71 | 8 | / |
| Farsel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forgiel | 67 | 458 | / |
| Versell | 67 | 60 | / |
| Varsell | 67 | 53 | / |
| Forchel | 67 | 41 | / |
| Furcell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Farcell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fargell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farsiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voorsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vursell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furgell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farzell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferzell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forszyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferszel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farsill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forsyhl | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Forssell
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