Fosen Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Fosen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 257 | 1:20,009 | 2,566 |
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Fosen (237) may also be a first name.
Fosen Demographics
Average Fosen Salary in
United States
$47,200 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fosen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fosen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fosen (Hindi: फोसेन) is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fosen is the 698,433rd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Fosen is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Fosen reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 581,650th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 237 people.
This last name is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 20,009. In Norway Fosen is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 67 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 31 percent live and Southern Norway, where 2 percent live. Other than Norway this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.
Fosen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fosen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fosen last name grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fosen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fosen last name are 41.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88% being registered with the party.
The amount Fosen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning 352,243 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $49,971 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fosen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fosen in the Hindi language | ||
| फोसेन | phosena | - |
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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 Fosen
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