Foshaug Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Foshaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foshaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1861:27,6473,790
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Canada571:646,41452,764
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Foshaug Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foshaug is found most in Norway. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foshaug? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 786,896th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname Foshaug occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Foshaug are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Foshaug is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 27,647. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 48 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 40 percent live and Central Norway, where 5 percent live. Besides Norway this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Foshaug Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foshaug last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Foshaug earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning 326,752 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $46,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosshaug93316/
Foshaugh931/
Foshag92306/
Fosshag8616/
Fosag833/
Foßhag7726/
Fashag772/
Fossoug711/
Vosehag711/
Foßhaag711/
Vashaug711/
Voshugh710/
Fouchaux67281/
Vasshaug6758/
Fodschuk677/
Fosac674/
Fesag671/
Fotschuk671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Foshaug
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis