Forøy Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forøy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forøy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway241:214,26224,079

The alternate forms: Fory (2,159) & Föry (133) are calculated separately.

Forøy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forøy is most common in Norway. It can also be found as: Fory or Föry. For other potential spellings of Forøy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forøy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Forøy occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Forøy live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 214,262. In Norway Forøy is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent live and Northern Norway, where 50 percent live.

Forøy Last Name Statistics demography

Forøy earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.03% less than the national average, earning 314,828 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fory962,159/
Föry89133/
Foray809,913/
Foryś804,239/
Forry801,984/
Forey801,830/
Forys801,761/
Foury801,246/
Foryt80340/
Forzy80330/
Foery80176/
Fohry80105/
Foiry8079/
Furøy8055/
Foryi8026/
Forhy807/
Foroy804/
Foryy804/
Fotry801/
Foryd801/
Foriy801/
Fosry801/
Foryź801/
Foory800/
Forgey731,814/
Forray731,140/
Forrey73871/
Fourey73374/
Forgay73142/
Fouray73132/
Foutry73120/
Foryoh73100/
Forysz7387/
Foreyt7372/
Foryst7331/
Forysh7330/
Forroy7314/
Foerry738/
Fuorry737/
Foryth737/
Forhay736/
Forzay736/
Foraya734/
Forays732/
Foorry732/
Forayt732/
Fouroy731/
Forhey731/
Foorey731/
Fottry731/
Foerey730/
Fourry730/
Fore6710,607/
Fery674,786/
Fury673,048/
Fora672,981/
Fary671,728/
Fori671,613/
Fourrey67218/
Foré67164/
Fáry6749/
Füry6724/
Foureys6720/
Forysth6719/
Forysch6713/
Vory679/
Fotrych674/
Foraaya674/
Forè672/
Forj671/
Forrgey671/
Fotryth671/
Forê671/
Fothray670/
Foryssh670/
Foreyth670/

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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 Forøy
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