Forså Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forså Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forså Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway821:62,7118,910
Sweden271:364,69525,646

Forså Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Forså Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Forså is found most frequently in Norway. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forså? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,755,741st most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Forså are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 62,711. In Norway it is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 45 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 37 percent reside and Central Norway, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 25 percent reside.

Forså Last Name Statistics demography

Forså earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 15% less than the national average, earning 294,184 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsås912/
Forshå911/
Fors897,932/
Forst807,200/
Forss802,994/
Forse801,104/
Foers80287/
Forsh80253/
Fours8092/
Forås8072/
Åfors8017/
Fohrs8014/
Foors8011/
Forrs802/
Forsø801/
Forsz801/
Ffors801/
Forhs800/
Forsch731,133/
Forsht73175/
Forsse73164/
Forsth7332/
Forshe7316/
Forrst736/
Foersh732/
Forrse732/
Fourst732/
Pforst731/
Forsss731/
Fohrst731/
Håfors731/
Forhse731/
Foehrs731/
Fourse730/
Fars6735,673/
Furs674,808/
Forc67498/
Fers67443/
Vors67280/
Forsova67181/
Foersch67103/
Forscht6794/
Forz676/
Forsche676/
Fourshe675/
Fürs673/
Forx673/
Förs672/
Forssth671/
Forj671/
D'Forss671/

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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 Forså
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