Forsund Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Forsund Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Försund (10) are calculated separately.
Forsund Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forsund Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forsund occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Försund. Click here for further potential spellings of Forsund.
How Common Is The Last Name Forsund? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Forsund is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Forsund are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Forsund is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,285,572. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 75 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Norway Forsund occurs in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Försund | 95 | 10 | / |
| Forsun | 92 | 12 | / |
| Farsund | 86 | 200 | / |
| Forsung | 86 | 149 | / |
| Fursund | 86 | 5 | / |
| Forschun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forson | 77 | 38,112 | / |
| Forzun | 77 | 105 | / |
| Farsun | 77 | 77 | / |
| Forsum | 77 | 47 | / |
| Forcun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Forsunova | 75 | 84 | / |
| Farsoun | 71 | 82 | / |
| Fourson | 71 | 18 | / |
| Forjoun | 71 | 6 | / |
| Forchun | 71 | 5 | / |
| Forjung | 71 | 4 | / |
| Farzund | 71 | 2 | / |
| Furzund | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forjune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forsson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farssoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farzaund | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Forsund
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