Forssman Surname
Approximately 626 people bear this surname
Forssman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 249 | 1:217,581 | 22,863 |
| Sweden | 206 | 1:47,800 | 3,721 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Forssman Demographics
Average Forssman Salary in
United States
$40,906 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forssman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forssman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forssman is most common in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forssman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Forssman is the 520,022nd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Forssman are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 217,581. In South Africa Forssman is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 71 percent reside, Limpopo, where 11 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Forssman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Forssman has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Forssman surname grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Forssman Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Forssman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.2% less than the national average, earning 245,014 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 125.9% more than the national average, earning R 536,820 per year; in United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.75% more than the national average, earning $55,024 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forssmann | 94 | 4 | / |
| Forsman | 93 | 9,632 | / |
| Forsmann | 88 | 482 | / |
| Fordsman | 88 | 19 | / |
| Forshman | 88 | 2 | / |
| Foersman | 88 | 0 | / |
| Forssmon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fordsmann | 82 | 47 | / |
| Fursman | 80 | 506 | / |
| Fersman | 80 | 37 | / |
| Vorsman | 80 | 10 | / |
| Farsman | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forsmon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vorsmann | 75 | 57 | / |
| Furshman | 75 | 34 | / |
| Forßmann | 75 | 9 | / |
| Farshman | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fershman | 75 | 0 | / |
| Farschman | 71 | 91 | / |
| Pfersmann | 71 | 46 | / |
| Ferschman | 71 | 21 | / |
| Forchmann | 71 | 15 | / |
| Farshmand | 71 | 3 | / |
| Versman | 67 | 119 | / |
| Ferschmann | 67 | 63 | / |
| Farzman | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vorzman | 67 | 4 | / |
| Förschmann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furzman | 67 | 0 | / |
| Versmann | 63 | 20 | / |
| Farjmand | 63 | 8 | / |
| Farzmand | 63 | 7 | / |
| Farchman | 63 | 4 | / |
| Vörsmann | 63 | 4 | / |
| Varshman | 63 | 1 | / |
| Furchmann | 59 | 1 | / |
| Veersmann | 59 | 1 | / |
| Varzman | 53 | 15 | / |
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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 Forssman
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