Forås Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forås Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway721:71,42110,051

Forås Last Name Facts

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

Forås is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forås? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forås is the 2,237,939th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Forås is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Forås reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 71,421. In Norway it is most frequent in: Central Norway, where 89 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 4 percent reside and Svalbard and Jan Mayen, where 4 percent reside.

Forås Last Name Statistics demography

Forås earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.21% less than the national average, earning 279,584 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fors897,932/
Forst807,200/
Forss802,994/
Forse801,104/
Foers80287/
Forsh80253/
Forså80109/
Fours8092/
Furås8031/
Farås8023/
Åfors8017/
Fohrs8014/
Foors8011/
Forrs802/
Ffors801/
Forsø801/
Forsz801/
Forsch731,133/
Forsht73175/
Forsse73164/
Forsth7332/
Forshe7316/
Forrst736/
Fourst732/
Forrse732/
Foersh732/
Pforst731/
Håfors731/
Foehrs731/
Fohrst731/
Forshå731/
Fourse730/
Fars6735,673/
Furs674,808/
Fers67443/
Vors67280/
Forsova67181/
Foersch67103/
Forscht6794/
Forsche676/
Fourshe675/
Fürs673/
Forx673/
Förs672/
D'Forss671/
Forssth671/

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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 Forås
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