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 found most in Sweden. It may also be found as: Forssen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forssén? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 558,412th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname Forssén occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Forssén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Forssén is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 547 people, or 1 in 18,001. In Sweden Forssén is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent live and Västerbotten County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
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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