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 last name Forsund is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Försund. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forsund? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Forsund live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,285,572. In Norway Forsund is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 75 percent live and Southern Norway, where 25 percent live. Outside of Norway it occurs in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 20 percent live.
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
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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 Forsund
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