Fosback Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Fosback Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosback Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Norway111:467,48139,375
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Fosback Last Name Facts

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

Fosback is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fosback.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosback? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Fosback occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Fosback are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Fosback is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Oregon, where 38 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Arizona, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 11 percent are found and Chile, where 1 percent are found.

Fosback Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fosback surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.9% registered with the party.

The amount Fosback earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 22.52% less than the national average, earning 268,153 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossback938/
Fasback861/
Fobak834/
Fossbakk80173/
Fosbag771/
Fosuac771/
Fesbak771/
Feuback711/
Fabac67299/
Fosbaugh6726/
Fabak6713/
Vassback672/

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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 Fosback
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