Forssén Surname
Approximately 569 people bear this surname
Forssén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 547 | 1:18,001 | 1,509 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Forssen (141) are calculated separately.
Forssén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forssén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forssén is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Forssen. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forssén? popularity and diffusion
Forssén is the 558,412th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname Forssén occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Forssén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Forssén is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 547 people, or 1 in 18,001. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 10 percent are found. Other than Sweden it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forssen | 95 | 141 | / |
| Forsén | 92 | 883 | / |
| Forssn | 92 | 11 | / |
| Forssan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Forsson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forssane | 80 | 9 | / |
| Forssant | 80 | 4 | / |
| Forssing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forson | 77 | 38,112 | / |
| Forsan | 77 | 449 | / |
| Forsen | 77 | 434 | / |
| Forsin | 77 | 129 | / |
| Forcén | 77 | 27 | / |
| Forsne | 77 | 15 | / |
| Forzén | 77 | 14 | / |
| Farsén | 77 | 9 | / |
| Forsèn | 77 | 3 | / |
| Färsén | 77 | 2 | / |
| Forsnt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forsong | 71 | 133 | / |
| Foursin | 71 | 93 | / |
| Forseen | 71 | 79 | / |
| Forsing | 71 | 50 | / |
| Forseng | 71 | 37 | / |
| Forsang | 71 | 35 | / |
| Fourson | 71 | 18 | / |
| Forshan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Forsant | 71 | 12 | / |
| Forshin | 71 | 9 | / |
| Forsäng | 71 | 9 | / |
| Forsane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Forszen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Forsgen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Forshen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Foursan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forsian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forssam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forsand | 71 | 0 | / |
| Foerson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forschen | 67 | 145 | / |
| Forshamn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Foursane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Forsione | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farssoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farssane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phorsson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forshina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forshand | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forsinth | 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 Forssén
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